Work & society · 1914 / 1916
Two brothers in three months
1916 changed who ran the brewery.
Arthur Neame died of pneumonia in 1916. Alick died three months later. Their brother Harry became the sole managing director.
At the same time, wartime restrictions squeezed ingredients, taxes rose and labour was short. The company history records women being hired to fill the gap.
The business had become a limited company only two years earlier. Behind that neat corporate date was a family trying to carry on after two deaths.
Sources & research notes · 1 records
The company account reports these deaths and their effect on management. This article does not assert military service or combat deaths.
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- Wartime brewingShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07