Louis Wilfred Brew (SN 2712/2462) born in England, he declared himself to be an 18 year old farm hand when he enlisted in Melbourne on June 10th 1915, although we have since discovered he was only 16 when he enlisted. On September 10th he embarked aboard the Persia and joined the 8th Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli for the last week of that campaign. In March 1916, with the 2nd Battalion, he was moved to France, where in June he suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. He was evacuated to England for treatment, rejoining his unit in February 1917. In May he suffered a severe gunshot wound which fractured his arm. Once again, he was evacuated to hospital in England where he was eventually assessed as unfit for further active service. He was returned to Australia aboard the Margha, reached Melbourne on February 28th 1919 and was discharged ‘medically unfit’ on April 28th. He also enlisted to service during WW2 with service number W29314.

His brother Thomas was killed in action in Belgium on October 4th 1917 and is also honoured with a tree in the Avenue.
His uncles John and Samuel were also killed in action and are both honoured with trees in the Avenue.