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Geoffrey Albert BREWSTER

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Date of birth03 May 1917
Date of death24 October 1942
Mothers nameFrances Aileen (née Brown)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJohn Thomas Mervyn Brewster
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Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. II.A.16
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Last known residence53 Bourke St, Palmerston North
Awards1939-45 Star, Africa Star, 8th Army Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
OccupationMechanical Engineer
Place of deathWestern Desert
Date of arrival overseas12 February 1940
Theatres of warEgypt, Middle East
SurnameBREWSTER
War memorialLevin RSA Memorial
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesGeoffrey Albert
Place of arrival overseasEgypt
SchoolBrook St, Nelson; Levin Primary 21 May 1928 - 13 June 1930 + 2 February 1931 - 23 September 1932 + 1 February 1933 - 20 December 1933; Levin DHS
WarsWW11
Service number1814
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted15 September 1939
Final rankGunner
Regiment or service4 Field Regiment, NZ Artillery
Embarkation date05 January 1940
User reference11.142

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Died aged 25 years

NOK on enlistment: Mr JTM Brewster (father), Weraroa Rd, Levin

NOK: Mrs FA Brewster (mother), 2 Violet St, Mt Albert, Auckland (1948)

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