BRUSNAHAN, Patrick John
| Service Number: | 1124 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladstone Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1124, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1124 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary BRUSNAHAN, 10 Street, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Sergeant P. J. BRUSNAHAN, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brusnahan, of Port Pire West, was killed in action on April 17, 1917. He was previously reported wounded and missing. Prior to enlisting the deceased was employed for a number of years by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company at Port Pirie smelters. He afterwards left for Tasmania, where he also worked at smelters. He enlisted in February, 1915, and was in Egypt and also at the landing at Gallipoli, where he was wounded on two occasions. He was I afterwards sent to France, where he made the supreme sacrifice. Mr. Brusnahan's other son returned a few weeks ago, having been invalided home.