Brewer, William Lewis

Date of birth:: November 19th, 1907 (Christchurch/Canterbury, New Zealand)
Date of death:: October 13th, 1989 (Tauranga/Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
Service number:: NZ674
Nationality:: New Zealander

Biography

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Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist
Unit:: HMS Achilles (70), Royal Navy
Awarded on:: February 23rd, 1940

Citation:
"whose training and organisation of the W/T department successfully withstood the supreme test of battle. His coolness and ability, when under fire, in repairing damage to W/T equipment, on the upper deck and below decks, resulted in Achilles' W/T being in full working order again in a very short time, and in getting the first Enemy Report through."

"In recognition of the gallant and successful action with the "Admiral Graf Spee."

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Telegraphist Lieutenant
Unit:: Royal New Zealand Navy
Awarded on:: January 11th, 1948

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34796/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38162/supplement/43
- Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records