Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Alfred Brewin a shoe laster, born 1869 in Rothley, Leics., and his wife Annie Elizabeth, born 1871 in Rothley, Leics. Frederick Cyril was born in 1895 in Anstey, Leics., he had one sibling, a sister Clarice Evelyn, born 1900 in Rothley, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Town Green, Rothley, Leics. In April 1911 Frederick was employed as a shoe trade clicker and was residing in the family home at Woodgate, Rothley, Leics., together with his father, now a hairdresser, his mother and siblings, Clarice, Hilda Elizabeth, born 1902, Mabel, born 1905 and Annie Louisa, born 1909, the latter three siblings were all born in Rothley, Leics. In the October, November, December quarter of 1914 Frederick married Eva A. Waldram in the Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire registration district. The War Diary for the 11th January 1917 records. At 6.15am on the morning of the 11th January 1917, the Battalion formed up to make an attack on MUNICH TRENCH, at 6.37am a barrage commenced, and at this time about 50 casualties occurred including Lt. (Temporary Captain) E. BELL (Officer Commanding “C” Company) wounded. 2nd Lt. B. F. RITSON wounded, 2nd Lt. D. M. CHAMBERS wounded, 2nd Lt. T. W. DOKE slightly wounded. At 6.45am the assault commenced and the line advanced in good order but as soon as the line of MUNICH TRENCH was reached the ground became in places impassable, many men becoming bogged. The attack was pressed on and the left Company (“C” Company) reached MUNICH TRENCH only to find it obliterated. The right Company (“D” Company), passed over MUNICH TRENCH and took up a position in shell holes where they dug in. The consolidation of the position was carried on throughout the day with great vigour and determination in spite of the casualties from snipers and machine gun fire. It was decided to push forward a series of strong posts in order to get as much command as possible, but some difficulty was experienced in finding dry islands in the morass. Occupied German dug outs were suspected and a strong patrol was sent out to look for them, but failed to locate any within the limits of the patrol.