James BRERETON

Badge Number: 5692, Sub Branch: Salisbury
5692

BRERETON, James

Service Numbers: 2112, S73355
Enlisted: 3 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Bendleby, South Australia, 26 January 1891
Home Town: Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia
Schooling: Bendelby State School, South Australia
Occupation: Farmer Labourer
Died: Pneumonia, Salisbury, South Australia, 19 August 1971, aged 80 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Mannanarie Roll of Honor WW1, Orroroo Public School Roll of Honour, Yongala Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
21 Feb 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 10th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

23 Apr 1942: Involvement Private, S73355, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
23 Apr 1942: Enlisted Private, S73355, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Burra, South Australia
23 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S73355
27 Oct 1945: Discharged Private, S73355, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

James Brereton

James was born in Johnburgh South Australia in January 1891 to parents Thomas and Catherine Jane Brereton (nee Crack). At the age of 24 years and 2 months on the 3thd of March 1915 James enlisted in The Australian Imperial Force at Keswick in South Australia and was posted to The 10th Infantry Battalion.
James embarked from Adelaide for overseas service on HMAT Borda (Ship Number A30) on 23thd June 1915.
In September 1915 he contracted pneumonia and was hospitalised in Egypt and subsequently medically adjudged unfit with chronic bronchitis for operational service. As a result James was returned to Australia on the "Ship Beltana" for discharge, he was discharged on 21st of February 1916 and returned to farming.
On the 23thd April 1942 James enlisted in the Australian Army at Burra in South Australia and was posted to 10 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps where he served until he was discharged on 27 October 1945. On discharge James returned to Farming his property at Hanson in South Australia.

Following his death in 1971 James Brereton's remains were removed from the Salisbury Memorial Cemetery along with his wife Ivy's remains and scattered by his daughters Bette and Lorraine on the farm at Hanson on Remembrance Day 2020.

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Rootsweb ID: I318699 Birth Record: 26 Jan 1891 in Bendleby, (near Orroroo), South Australia

Father: Thomas Brereton and Mother: Catherine Jane Brereton (nee Crack), living at Orroroo, SA.

Described on enlisting as 24 yrs 2 mths old; single; 5' 4" tall; 134 lbs;
fair complexion; light yellow eyes; brown hair; Methodist; living with parents

3/3/1915      enlisted at Keswick, SA
                    as a Private in 10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement

1/4/1915      appointed to Mitcham Camp

23/6/1915     embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A30 Borda

1/8/1915       admitted with Bronchitisto to Australian General Hospital, Helipolis

2/9/1915       sick with pneumonia

17/9/1915     sick with Chronic Bronchitis & Debility
                    returned to Australia onboard HS Beltana, ex Suez, Egypt
13/10/1915    disembarked into Australia

21/2/1916     discharged from service in WWI

Medals:         1914/15 Star (824); British War medal (4507); Victory medal (4467)

married:        Ivy

 

WWII Service #: S73355

23/4/1942     James enlisted into WWII at Burra, SA
                    as a Private in 10 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps

27/10/1945   discharged from service in WWII

Last lived in Hanson, South Australia

 

19/8/1971     passed away at Salisbury, SA - 81 yrs of age


James Brereton's remains were removed from the Salisbury Memorial Cemetery along with his wife Ivy's remains and scattered by his daughters Bette and Lorraine on the farm at Hanson on Remembrance Day 2020. - Courtesy of Barry Mitchell

 

 

 

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  27/4/2016.  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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