Billy Brewer (footballer)

William Arthur Brewer (19 May 1893 – 13 November 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Southern League for Swindon Town. He captained Chippenham Town in non-League football.

Personal life
Prior to the First World War, Brewer worked as a woollen cloth weaver and served in the Territorial Force for three years. On 1 September 1914, a week after the outbreak of the First World War, he re-enlisted in the Wiltshire Regiment in Devizes as a private. While serving with D Company of the 1st Battalion, Brewer was killed in action at Hooge on 13 November 1914. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate.