BRENNAN, Matthew
| Service Number: | W83925 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Born: | Bridgetown Western Australia, 5 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Augusta, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 26 August 1969, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Collie General Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W83925, 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps | |
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| 10 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W83925 | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W83925, 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement W83925 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W83925 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Matthew was the seventh of eight children of John (James) Brennan (born 1845 in Vasse, WA) and Catherine (Kate) Dawson (born 1857 in Vasse, WA). John (a Farmer) and Kate married in 1879 in Bunbury, WA and settled at Toodyay before moving back to the Busselton region in 1891. The family moved between Toodyay, Fremantle and Busselton - John worked as a Farmer and a Railway Porter and Crossing Keeper.
Matthew had worked as a Labourer in the Augusta - Margaret River Region in WA, and listed his occupation as Fisherman when he enlisted in the ACMF in June 1942. He served as a Private (Service No:W83925) with 5 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps and was Discharged in October 1945. Four of Matthew's brothers and a Brother-in-Law also served in the Military.
Matthew remained in the Augusta-Margaret River region of WA where he worked as a Labourer. He died in 1959.