Regimental number | 4561 |
Place of birth | Williams River, Western Australia |
Other Names | BRENNAN, Francis Matthew |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Z Brennan, 31 Arundel Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Francis Mathews BRENNAN. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 2 April 1916. |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Sunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 4), Contalmaison, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Family/military connections | Nephew: P HUGHES, killed in action [cannot be further identified]; Brother-in-law: 2799 Pte Francis Colston SIMS, 51st Bn, died of wounds, 4 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |