Lieutenant Cyril Huleatt Brew was born in 1894 in Chew Magna, Somerset, the second of the three children of Richard Hugh Brew (1863-1917) and Dora Vere Brew née Cornwell (1864-1928). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1894 in the and his father was a surgeon.
On 22 July 1894 he was baptised at , Chew Magna, Somerset and in the 1901 census he is shown as living at , with his parents, his brother, Richard Vere Brew (1893-1963), a governess, a cook and a housemaid.
Whilst at the time of the 1911 census his parents, his brother and his sister, Barbara Gascoyen Brew (1906-1983), were living at 'The Hollies', Chew Magna, he was recorded as an inmate pupil at , Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire. He also attended , where he was a member of their .
When World War One was declared he served initially as a Corporal in the , but dated 11 December 1914 confirmed that he had been commissioned as a Temporary Second Lieutenant with effect from 7 December 1914. He became a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, and was wounded while leading his men at , on 15 September 1916. He died, aged 22 years, in hospital at on 12 October 1916 and was at St. Sever's Cemetery, Rouen. Unfortunately, the shows incorrectly both his name as Cyril Hulcatt Brew and his age as 23 years.
On 11 April 1917 his army effects totalling £86-16s-4d were sent to his father and on 25 June 1920 his £6-0s-0d war gratuity was sent jointly to his mother and Brightrie Gofton Hutton Gee (1863-1949). He was posthumously awarded the and the . He is also within St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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