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BRENNAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 378 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Woomelang, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Grantville, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Koroit, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rich Avon West State School No 2354, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, At sea (HMHS Delta), 16 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Woomelang, Victoria | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to thigh sustained in the trenches at Rhododendron Spur. Evacuated to Mudros via HMHS Delta, however died of his wounds later the same day and was buried at sea on 17 October 1915. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Parents P & M Brennan, Moyne Siding, via Port Fairy, Victoria
Brothers Robert Brennan (Service# 1312, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement) and Martin Brennan (Se4rfvice # 94, 11th Light Horse, A Squadron)
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal