Regimental number | 2897 |
Place of birth | Killenan, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | 8 Wilson Street, East Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Brennan, 5 Trallee Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years 6 months in the British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Field General Court Marshal, 6 January 1916: charge: (1) striking his Superior Officer, (2) using insubordinate language to his Superior Officer, (3) offering violence to his Superior Officer and (4) striking his Superior Officer); pleaded not guilty to 1st, 2nd and 3rd charges, but guilty of 4th charge; found guilty of 1st, 3rd and 4th charges, but not guilty of 2nd charge: sentenced to 2 years' Imprisonment with hard labour. Proceeded overseas from Alexandria, 30 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 June 1916. Field General Court Marshal, Etaples, 25 June 1916: charge: (1) being absent without leave, 6 June 1916, (2) drunkenness, (3) escaping from confinement and (4) offering violence to his Superior Officer: sentenced to 3 years' penal servitude. Admitted from Field Punishment Station and transferred to Rouen, 3 August 1916. Admitted to 12th General Hospital, while under arrest, Rouen, 7 August 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 18th General Hospital, Carniers, 11 August 1916 (slight venereal disease: total period of treatment, 18 days); discharged to Base, 30 August 1916. Marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, 31 August 1916; marched out to Prison, 12 September 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, while in Prison, 19 September 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged and re-admitted to Military Prison, 18 October 1916. Released from Prison (sentence expired) and handed to an escort for conduct to Marseilles to serve sentence in Egypt, 15 January 1917; embarked Marseilles, 30 January 1917; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 2 February 1917; admitted to Citadel Detention Barracks, Cairo, 10 February 1917; 'special release: transferred to Australia for disciplinary reasons', 6 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Willochra', from Suez, 8 March 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 25 April 1917 (still undergoing sentence); discharged, 25 April 1917 (disciplinary reasons). Medals: none (not eligible for War Medals) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRENNAN Joseph Edward |