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Michael Joseph BREEN

Regimental number5131
Place of birthKaroola, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressTurner's Marsh, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31.1
Height5' 7"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A.M. Breen, Turners Marsh PO, Turners Marsh, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 19 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1918
Age at death37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date2 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: delusional insanity), Hobart, 2 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 January 1963
SourcesNAA: B2455, BREEN Michael Joseph

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