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Henry BRENNAN

Regimental number489
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
Other NamesHarry
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse driver
Addressc/o City Hotel, King Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 10"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Brennan, 12 Howard Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 31 August 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date22 January 1921
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3018 Sergeant Nicholas BRENNAN, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wahehe', 31 August 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 22 January 1921.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death4 January 1923
Age at death40
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 10, 363), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRENNAN Henry

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