Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MELVILLE BREWER
ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT GALLIPOLI
JUNE 1915, AGED 26 YEARS
Further Information :
Melville Brewer
Son of : Alexander Hampton Brewer and Louisa Schinach Brewer (née Jones), of Hackney, London.
Born : 25 February 1889 (registered Hackney, Jun qtr 1889)
Census information :
1891 / 1901 / 1911 : Alexander and Louisa Brewer, with their family including Melville, are at
136, Richmond Road, Hackney, London, on each of the Census dates. Alexander Brewer is listed as a Medical Practitioner and Surgeon.
In 1911, Melville Brewer is listed as an Insurance Clerk.
1911 : Louisa Brewer, with some of her children, is listed at 'Home Rest', Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.
Service information :
AB Sussex 1/347 Melville Brewer, Howe Bn, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
The National Archives gives his rating as Leading Seaman (Disrated Able Seaman).
Casualty information
Died : 4 June 1915, aged 26.
Commemorated at : Helles Memorial, Turkey.
CWGC record ...
Also commemorated on these Memorials :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 01
Totland Christ Church War Memorial
Totland War Memorial
The Brewer family had the property in Totland Bay, as well as a London residence, as evidenced by Louisa Brewer appearing in the 1911 twice.
