Regimental number | 1112 |
Place of birth | Elmost, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Breen, Maryborough, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the Universal Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Regimental Number on Cemetery Details: 1366. Date of death, 6th April, 1918 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1400 Pte Alexander BREEN, Military Medal & Bar, 16th Battalion, returned to Australia, September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BREEN Jack |