18th (Service) Battalion (Arts and Crafts)
04.06.1915 Formed by Major Sir Herbert Raphael at Gidea park, Essex.
04.09.1915 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Witley to join the 122nd Brigade of the 41st Division.
03.05.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of the Menin Road, Operations on the Flanders coast
Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen the Italian resistance.
Mar 1918 Returned to France and once again engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Arras, The Battles of the Lys, The Advance in Flanders, The Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai, The action of Ooteghem.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in Belgium, Nukerke south of Audenarde.
Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC), 18th Battalion
4 SEPTEMERE AVENUE, REDBOURNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
06/10/1918
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF GEORGE W. BREWER & EMILY M BREWER, OF 4 SEPTEMERE AVENUE, REDBOURNE STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FOR TWO YEARS & SEEN SERVICE IN ITALY. HE HAD ALREADY BEEN WOUNDED TWICE. HE SERVED WITH THE 18TH KING'SROYAL RIFLE CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 06/10/1918, AGED 22. HE LEFT BROTH […]
