Sergeant Wesley Hayward Bremmer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bremmer,
Wesley Hayward
Date of birth: 1896-03-10
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Ella Bremmer, mother, 223 Beatrice Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Traveller
Occupation (normalized): Commercial Traveller
Address:
223 Beatrice Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1921-12-31
Cause of death:
Died after the war of related injuries/illness
Buried:
Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Plot 14, Sec. 14, Lot 21
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 304365
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Rank detail
- Gunner (Army).
- Sergeant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Medal (Vimy Ridge attack)
Description: For gallantry and specially meritorious service. At VIMY, on April 9th., 1917 this man volunteered to return through the enemy barrage for more telephone wire. He brought up the wire, completed the line to an advanced O.P., and under heavy shell fire patrolled and maintained it all day when relieved at night he volunteered to bring up rations and water for the P.O.O.'s party and did so under enemy fire.
Date of award: 1917-05-18
Date of award: 1917-04-09
Source: R.O. 1823 Lipsett L.G. 30172 9-7-17
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
62461
Service file: B1038-S019
Uploader's Notes: 8 months prior service with 48th Highlanders. CEF Burial Registers - Died (Retro-peritoneal carcinoma) at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto. Death attributed to service. NOK - wife, Mrs. Bremmer, 79 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Artillery Canadian Field Artillery 34th Battery Sergeant Army Canadian Artillery 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 45th Battery Military Medal Vimy Ridge attack For gallantry and specially meritorious service. At VIMY, on April 9th., 1917 this man volunteered to return through the enemy barrage for more telephone wire. He brought up the wire, completed the line to an advanced O.P., and under heavy shell fire patrolled and maintained it all day when relieved at night he volunteered to bring up rations and water for the P.O.O.'s party and did so under enemy fire. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2013-11-16
Last modified: 2013-11-16