Brennan, William Keating

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Arts I : Lieutenant, 12th A.L.H. Regt., A.I.F., Palestine. Enlisting 21st June, 1915, and sailing 7th July as second-lieutenant with 13th Reinforcements 6th A.L.H. Regt., joined unit in Egypt 17th January, 1916, and transferred to 12th Regt. on formation 20th March. Served in Sinai as far as Gaza, where wounded 19th April, 1917. Promoted lieutenant, 22nd February, 1916. Died of Wounds, 2nd Battle of Gaza, 20th April, 1917, and was buried in Gaza War Cemetery. Early education at St. Ignatius'' College and Sydney Grammar School.

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1886

Birth in Sydney -- NSW, Australia 29 August 1886
1898

Early education at St Ignatius' College Riverview, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia 1898
1900

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1900
1903

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1903
1915

Enlisted 21 Jun 1915
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Military service as Lieutenant at Palestinian Territories --, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
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Brennan, John Clive
1917

Death in Gaza -Second Battle of Gaza 20 April 1917

Gender

Male

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