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BRENNEN, Clarence Edward (Clarrie)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9186 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia, 15 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | West Lakes, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Repatriation General Hospital South Australia, 8 September 1986, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation only |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Clare and District WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX9186 | |
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| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX9186, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Adelaide, SA | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 31 Jan 1946: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Clarrie Brennen was born on 15 Nov 1911 in Coolgardie, Western Australia
He married Roma Dunstan on 21 Sep 1935 at Maughan Methodist Church Registration 360/256 Adelaide SA. They were married for 51 years.
Last residence was McCutcheon Grove, Westlakes Shore SA and before that they were at Ledger Rd Woodville South SA.
no Children
Was a POW in Changi for years and he never talked about this experience.
Clarrie and Roma returned to Singapore, years after the war with Roma's mother, while on a cruise, also visiting Papua New Guinea (which makes me think that he was in New Guinea during the war as well)
Died 10 Sep 1986 at Daws Road Repatriation Hospital in SA.
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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr H J BRENNAN of Redfern, NSW. Educated in Adelaide, Clarence was married and residing at 189 Hanson Street Adelaide and was a commerical traveller for G Wood Son & Co.
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