BREWER, Eric Ellis Roy


No.1444508, Gunner, Eric Ellis Roy BREWER
Aged 22


226 Btty, 57 (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed in Action on Monday, 9th August 1943


Registered Ellis Eric Roy BRWER in 3rd qtr 1920 Bury St.Edmunds 4a:1887, son of Harry Edwin and Laura Louisa BREWER (née ADAMS). In the 1939 register his parents were at 3 College Street, Bury St.Edmunds with his brother Raymond. His father was a threshing machine labourer, brother Ryamond [22-11-1923] an assistant in shoe shop.

Eric was a driver/mechanic and appears to have been Acting Lance Bombasrdier. The war diary has not been found, but the 8th August was the start of the German evacuation of Sicily, back to mainland Italy.





photo C.W.G.C.


Eric is buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily 3:H:43
He was re-interred there on 20th April 1944, his original burial has not been identified.

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