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BREHENY, William Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 109 |
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Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Born: | Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, August 1893 |
Home Town: | Goornong, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Stomach cancer, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1 March 1949 |
Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery |
Memorials: | Goornong District Honor Roll WW1, Templestowe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 109, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 109, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 109, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 109, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Division Cyclist Company , Egypt | |
27 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Belgium | |
8 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Belgium | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Menin Road | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Broodseinde Ridge | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, The Battle of Amiens | |
18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 109, 1st Divisional Signal Company, RTA 12 April 1919 for discharge. |
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