BRENNAN, Joseph
| Service Number: | 1312 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 December 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilkenny, Ireland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, Egypt, 4 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row E, Grave 178 Rev. Knapp officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Also commemorated on the Kilkenny, MacDonagh StationKilkenny World War I Memorial.
Address-c/o Mr W C Harding, Solicitor, Inns of Court, Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlistment date 7/8 December 1914.
Place of enlistment-Brisbane, Queensland.
9th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 February 1915-he was then 20.
Taken on strength, 9th Bn, 12 May 1915. Mortally wounded, 20 May 1915.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli.
His brother, Regimental Company Sergeant Major THOMAS VINCENT BRENNAN, M.M., and Mentioned in Despatches of the 5th Light Horse and Cambefield Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force, 2nd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance, Australian Camel Field Ambulance and Australian Army Medical Corps, also served and is also honoured on the Kilkenny, MacDonagh StationKilkenny World War I Memorial.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Brennan of High Street opposite St James Street, Kilkenny, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Click images to start slideshow.