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Private Stuart Donald Bremner

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-09-05
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Cecilia Bremner
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: 336 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Salesman
Address: 336 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 67 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-03-01
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, Sp. Mem. 10.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 681251
Highest Rank: Private (75th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-05 to 1917-03-01
  2. Private (Army). 1916-02-22 to 1916-12-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

KIA at Hill 145

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 561836
LAC ID: 62454
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1038-S012
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Cecilia Bremner, of Toronto, Canada. Friend of William Percy Buchanan, 681365, James Begg Paterson, 681015, Carman Edmund Stothers, 681110, and John Cannon Stothers, 681036.
Uploader's Research notes:

See also Stothers, JC, "Somewhere In France, The Letters of John Cannon Stothers" at pg 19, 44 (photo), 45 & 55.

170th Battalion Nominal Roll

Sailed to England with the 170th Battalion aboard the SS Mauretania for Halifax to Liverpool, October 25-31, 1916.

75th Battalion C Company Attached to the Canadian Base Depot, Havre, on arrival in France on December 06, 1916. Joined the 75th Battalion in Brigade Reserve at Berthonval Wood on December 30. Was sent on a Lewis Gun course from January 11-21, 1917. Was reported Missing in Action following the disastrous trench raid on Hill 145 on March 1, 1917. He was later confirmed as killed in action on that date. His body was recovered and buried in the Zouave Valley Cemetery, but the grave could not be positively identifed after the war

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-05-17