BRENTNALL, James
| Service Number: | 3610 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Normanby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kojonup, Kojonup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Southall Auxiliary Military Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 17 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bromley (Plaistow) Cemetery Grave Reference: L. 84. As at 17th June 2008, his wargrave was marked by Private Memorial. As at June 2018, it is likely that his war grave now has a CH [Commission Headstone] with the inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS, Bromley (Plaistow) Cemetery, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kojonup RSL War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3610, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3610, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 3610, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3610 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
James Brentnall was born in Normanby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom in 1893 to Annie Marie Redman and Arthur Strutt [possibly Street] Brentnall. His birth was registered as follows:
Births Sep 1893 Brentnall Arthur James E Middlesbro' 9d 588
[ Middlesbro' includes Normanby]
He was therefore Arthur James Edward Brentnall.
Sisters:
Winifred Brentnall later Stark]was born 1887
Elsie Brentnall was born 1888
Jessie Brentnall was born 1890
According to the 1901 Census [31.03.1901] he lived away from home at 21 Wolseley Street, Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
According to the 1911 Census [02.04.1911], he lived in Esk Villa. Nichol Lane, Bromley. Kent, United Kingdom.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Arthur Street Brentnall and the late Annie Maria Brentnall.
Death Dec 1918 Brentnall James 25 Uxbridge 3a 94
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of 11 Australian soldiers of the Great War who are honoured on the war memorial in Bromley, Kent, England.
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