BRENNAN, Michael John
| Service Number: | 224 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 1 October 1878 |
| Home Town: | Emu Vale, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Disease of the Spinal Cord Meningitis, Emu Vale, Queensland, Australia, 29 September 1914, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warwick General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 224 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 224, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 224, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Michael John Brennan enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as R. Brennan, Emu Vale, Warwick.
Michael John Brennan was born on 1 Oct 1878 in Queensland, a son to John Brennan and Bridget Brennan (nee Long). He married Maud Theresa White on 21 Jan 1908 in Queensland and they had 3 children while residing at Emu Vale where he worked the family farm- Brennan Farm.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514; Australian Boer War Memorial- Database Bio; Obituary- The Warwick Examiner, 30 Sep 1914, p. 5).
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