Regimental number | 104 |
Place of birth | Kilcommon, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
School | Kilcommon National School, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rose Cottage, Dean Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Brennan, Kilcommon, Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 months in the Connaught Rangers.; Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kensington, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father had served as a saddler in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, British Army. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 44), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BRENNAN, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6662 Sapper Joseph Francis BRENNAN, 7th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, France, 10 January 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked, Sydney, 20 October 1914; embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915; appointed Lance Corporal of the 3rd Bn, Anzac, 1 May 1915. To Hospital (sick), 5 June 1915; reported wounded and missing, Anzac, from 7 August 1915, until 12 August 1915; reported killed in action, Gallipoli Peninsula, sometime betwee, 7 August 1915 and 12 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRENNAN Philip Joseph |