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BRENNAN, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5344 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Benalla, Vic., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mollyullah State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie III B 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial, Molyullah & Ryans Creek Honour Roll, Molyullah Pictorial Honour Roll, Tatong Pictorial Roll of Honour, Tatong Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5344, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5344, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5344, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 31 May 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 5344, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5344 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-31 |
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a bombing attack up a trench this N.C.O. left the trench with his Lewis gun under fire of two enemy guns, silencing one and keeping down the fire of the other.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15
Date: 4 February 1919
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