Brewer family correspondence and photographs, including letters written by Edmund Gregan Brewer and Francis Joseph Campbell Brewer, 1916-1918

MLMSS 9757

fonds

1916-1918

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Ephemera

1000024

0.05 metres of textual material (1 box), including 3 photographs, 4 pieces of ephemera - manuscripts; black & white

Francis Joseph Campbell Brewer, a journalist of Kangaroo Point, Queensland was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He was a founding member of the Australian Journalists Association in NSW, 1910 and worked for the Daily Mail, Telegraph and Courier Mail. He enlisted at the age of 33, 8 Jan. 1917, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic, 21 June 1917 and served with the 20th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, A.I.F. in France, May-Oct. 1918. The 5th Brigade was responsible for the capture of the fortress of Mont St Quentin, Aug.-Sept. 1918. He was wounded in action 3 Oct. 1918 and returned to Australia on the City of York, 14 Jan. 1919

Captain Edmund (Eddie) Gregan Brewer enlisted 1 Mar. 1916 aged 29 and embarked from Sydney on HMAT A30 Borda, 5 June 1916. He served with the ‘B’ Coy, 42nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Divisional Artillery in France and was promoted Captain in Apr. 1917. He was court-martialed at Bailleul, 19 July 1917 and returned to Australia on HT Pakeha, Oct. 1917

Letter, dated June 4, 1916. On board the HMS Borda. Addressed to Dear Mother, from your ever loving son, Eddie.

Letter, dated July 16, 1916. At sea. “B” Coy 42nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, on active service. Addressed to Dear Father, from you affectionate son, Eddie.

Letter, dated July 24, 1916. England. Addressed to Dear Tess, best love from ever your affectionate brother, Eddie.

Letter, dated August 3, 1916. “B” Coy 42nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, on active service. Addressed to Dear Tess [from Eddie]. Last page missing.

Letter, dated August 31, 1916. “Rajah”, 172 Bridge Road, Glebe Point, Sydney. Addressed to Dear Teddy, from your ever loving “Kid”.

Letter, dated September 9, 1916. 11th Trench Mortar Battery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. Addressed to Dearest Tess, from your ever loving brother, Eddie.

Letter, dated September 25, 1916. 11th Trench Mortar Battery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. Addressed to Dear Dad, from your affectionate son, Eddie.

Letter, dated October 3, 1916. 11th Trench Mortar Battery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, AIF, England. Addressed to Dearest Mother, your loving son, Eddie.

Letter, dated October 8, 1916. 11th Trench Mortar Battery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. Addressed to Dear Frank, love from your affectionate brother, Eddie.

Letter, dated October 10, 1916. 11th Trench Mortar Battery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, England or abroad. Addressed to Dearest Mother, from your ever loving son, Eddie. Pages are also dated 14 and 15 October, 1916.

Letter, dated December 18, 1916. France. Addressed to Dear Mother, from your loving son, Eddie.

Letter, dated April 25, 1917. France. Addressed to Dear Tess, from your loving brother, Eddie.

3 letter fragments from Francis Joseph Brewer. 1 dated 25 June, 1918.

3 photographs of soldiers and 3 postcards of Alexandrie. 1 dated 1918.

1 Christmas greeting card from 'Mother'. Undated.

1 piece of string.

Arranged by cataloguer in chronological order.

Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Some photographs and postcards have inscriptions on verso.