Cenotaph ID:
18780
Rank Last Held:
Gunner
Forenames:
Bruce Lewis
Surname:
Brier
Serial Number:
22830
Date of Birth:
24 January 1909
Place of Birth:
Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment Address:
Mangaohoe, Waitanguru, Near Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fencer
Destination:
Egypt (diverted to England)
Vessel:
Aquitania
Religion:
Presbyterian
Age at Death:
87
Date of Death:
28 March 1996
Location of Cemetery/Memorial:
Tauranga Hospital, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Cause of Death:
Myocardial infarction, temporal arteritis, steriod induced diabetes and leg ulcers
Cemetery Name:
Tauranga Cemeteries, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Grave Reference:
S 126
Memorial Name:
Auckland Domain, an Olive Tree (Olea europaea) planted close to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the grounds of the Auckland Domain commemorates those who fought on Crete in 1941.
First Rank:
Gunner
Marital Status:
Single
Last Unit Served:
New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment
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