George Henry Brew
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'No. R.3569. Private. R. N. (Royal Navy) Division. Reported Oct.1917. Drake Battn. 63 R.N. Div. I.B.D. A.P.O.S. 24 B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). Married. 1 child. Killed Dec.24. 1917.' Note: Able Seaman. Entered the service 18 June 1917. Draft for BEF 13 October 1917, joined Drake Battalion 13 November 1917 until 24 December 1917 when he died. Husband of Sage Brew, according to roll-of-honour.com (Isle of Man database). (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/1)
External sources: 25 Tynwald Street