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BRENNAN, Darcy Leigh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 316, 316A |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner (Locomotive) |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 September 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria RC Section, Grave 7217 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 316, 4th Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 316, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 316, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 316, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 316, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to left thigh and shell shock. Evacuated to hospital in France. Rejoined unit 15 November 1916. Demoted to Private 24 June 1916 (AWL). | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, MG Training Battalion UK | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France. Allotted SN 316A | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 316A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 316A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed during the 1st Division attack on the Hindenburg Outpost Line near Hargicourt. Evacuated to hospital in France. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 316A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 3 December 1918 under special 1914 leave and discharged (TPE). |
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