John (Jack) BRENNAN

BRENNAN, John

Service Number: 378
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
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World War 1 Service

23 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Woomelang, Victoria
11 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 378, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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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Biography

 

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