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John James BRANNIGAN

Regimental number3467
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Miss Maggie Brannigan, Rogers Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Cecelia Brannigan, 73 Thistle Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment date22 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 22 June 1915 - 25th Bn, 8th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 25th Bn, 13 July 1916. Wounded twice: at Pozieres, 5 August 1916, and at Bullecourt, 8 May 1917.
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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