James William BRENNAN

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Service Numbers:	2574, W84566
Enlisted:	8 May 1915, Harvey, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Karridale, WA, 14 April 1894
Home Town:	Hoffmans Mill, Harvey, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

8 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2574, 11th Infantry Battalion, Harvey, WA
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2574, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2574, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
14 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

27 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Private, W84566, 12 Battalion (Jarrah) Volunteer Defence Corps
2 Feb 1943:	Discharged Private, W84566

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Father, George Brennan, Hoffman Mill, via Harvey, WA

Transferred to 51st Battalion, Egypt 29 February 1916

Arrived in France 12 June 1916, Received GSW to jaw in France on 6 September 1916 and evacuated to the UK, rejoined his unit in France May 1917

Appointed Lance Corporal in France 14 July 1918

Returned to Australia 1 May 1919 on board Ht China, disembarked Fremantle 1 June 1919