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BRENNAN, Alfred Adolphus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 462 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Port Arlington, Victoria, Australia , 1877 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France III E 30 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 462, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 462, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 462, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 462, 22nd Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 462 awm_unit: 22nd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-25 |
Personal Stories
Alfred Adolphus Brennan
Alfred was my Great Uncle in was killed in action on 25th April 1917 between the first and second Battles of Bullecourt, France. He is buried at Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Two of this brothers 3698 Hubert Joseph Brennan and 3699 Lawrence John Brennan enlisted for service abroad and both survived the war. They were from Colac, Victoria.
Submitted 22 February 2017 by Paul Brennan
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