Trooper Bernard Sindey Brewin, Service #2038781, Royal Armoured Corps, Age 21, Grave 2706.
Son of Sidney Herbert and Minnie (nee Moore) Brewin of Leicester, England. Brother to Eric, Alec and Margaret.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2013.
Son of Sidney Herbert and Minnie (nee Moore) Brewin of Leicester, England. Brother to Eric, Alec and Margaret.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2013.
Trooper Bernard Sindey Brewin, Service #2038781, Royal Armoured Corps, Age 21, Grave 2706.
Son of Sidney Herbert and Minnie (nee Moore) Brewin of Leicester, England. Brother to Eric, Alec and Margaret.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2013.
Son of Sidney Herbert and Minnie (nee Moore) Brewin of Leicester, England. Brother to Eric, Alec and Margaret.
'Seven days after the invasion of Belgium by the German troops, a column of British armoured vehicles of the 5th Royal (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards R.A.C composed of quarantine tanks, crosses the village to join Dunkirk. A light tank, which has as mission to protect the arrival of the regiment, feel difficulties and is kept under the fire of the German artillery at the foot of the Avenue of the King Albert, faced with coffee " Diodon ". Bernard Brewin and Thomas Angell are killed at night of May 17th, 1940. During all war, the Germans forbid the access to their tombs, but of numerous Berchemois infringe this ban by throwing bouquets of flowers over the wall of surrounding wall of the old graveyard.' - Memorial plaque, unveiled at St Agatha Berchem Cemetary, 16 November 2013.
