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Sgt. Louis J. Brennan
British Army 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.4th May 1917)
Sgt. Louis Brennan was born and lived in Dublin but Enlisted in Galway. He served with the Connaught Rangers and the Royal Irish Regiment, 1st Garrison Battalion. He was killed in action in Egypt in May 1917.
Gnr. March Brennan MSM.
British Army 96th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Holbeach, Leeds
(d.15th Dec 1918)
March Brennan served with the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Field Artillery during ww1. He served with the 96th Battery RFA in 19th Brigade and had been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. March was born in Dublin and enlisted in Leeds. He was the son of Christopher and Mary Brennan, of 5, Coxon St., Holbeach, Leeds. He died on the 15th December 1918 in Salonika age 25 and was buried inBralo British Cemetery, Greece.
Pte. Michael Brennan
British Army 1st Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Dublin
(d.2nd May 1916)
Michael Brennan was the son of Edward and Mary Brennan, of 28, Longford St., Dublin; and husband of Mary Josephine McCarm (formerly Brennan), of 5 Ryan's Buildings, Charlemont St., Dublin. He served with the Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion and died in Mesopotamia in May 1916 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial in Iraq.
Greaser. Patrick Brennan
Mercantile Marine SS Lusitania
from:Kirkdale, Liverpool
(d.7th May 1915)
Patrick Brennan was born in Dublin. the son of Michael and Catherine Brennan, He married Annie Lacy, of 55, Langtry Rd., Kirkdale, Liverpool. He served with the Mercantile Marine as a Greaser on the SS Lusitania (Liverpool). He drowned in May 1915, aged 47, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine.
He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
Pte. Patrick Brennan
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.9th Sep 1916)
Patrick Brennan served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion and was killed in action in September 1916.
Pte. Patrick Brennan
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.26th Aug 1914)
Patrick Brennan served with the Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion and was killed in action in August 1914.
Gnr. Patrick Joseph Brennan
British Army Royal Field Artillery
(d.25th Mar 1915)
Gnr. Patrick Joseph Brennan was born in Dublin and enlisted in Stratford, Essex. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery, and died of wounds at home in March 1915.
L/Cpl. Patrick Leslie Brennan
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Ilford, Essex
(d.27th Oct 1914)
Patrick Leslie Brennan was born in Dublin and enlisted in Warley, Essex. He served with the Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion and was killed in action in October 1917.
Pte. Patrick Brennan
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.28th Sep 1918)
Patrick Brennan was the son of Patrick and Mary Brennan, of 3, Great Longford St., Dublin. He served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and subsequently with the Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion. He was killed in action in France in September 1918 aged 20, and is buried in Anneux British Cemetery, France.
Pte. Thomas Joseph Brennan
British Army Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
My father, Thomas Brennan said very little about his war experiences, apart from saying that he lived mostly on fruit as the flies in the desert were terrible, covering any meat before it could reach the mouth, and that he had an ex race horse to ride. He was a sniper in his unit. I know nothing else except that he survived the war. He ended his working life as Chairman of a subsidiary company of Taylor Woodrow Ltd., Terrasearch Ltd. and became an Alderman and Mayor of the Borough of Ealing, West London.
CSM. Thomas Brennan
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.22nd Jul 1916)
CSM Thomas Brennan served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion and was killed in action in July 1916.
Pte. Thomas M. Brennan
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Dublin
(d.10th Apr 1917)
Pte. Thomas Brennan was the son of Michael and Elizabeth Brennan, of Dundrum, Dublin. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps and died at sea aged 27 in April 1917. He is commemorated on the Salta Memorial, Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.
Pvt. Thomas Peter Brennan
United States Army CO I. 307th Infantry Regiment
from:New York City
Thomas Brennan returned on a hospital ship from France with wounds of shrapnel and gas. Assigned to General Hospital number 38 Eastview in New York for another six months. He had already spent six months at American Hospital in France. He was with the 77th Division, 306th Infantry Regiment, Company I. An Irish boy from New York City.
L/Cpl. Thomas Brennan
British Army 2nd Btn. Grenadier Guards
from:Corbally, Donamon, Roscommon, Ireland
(d.4th Nov 1914)
Thomas Brennan was my great uncle; my grandmother's brother. My mother said she had been told by her mother that he ran away with a friend (surname Comerford) to enlist, and that he lied about his age. However, I have discovered his birth records and found he was aged 24 when he died. I have found out that he enlisted in Manchester.
He died in Flanders on 4th of November 1914 and his name is on the Menin Gate. My mother told me that his friend returned to tell his mother of his death. I know nothing else about him unfortunately. I want to make sure that his name is on every record and that he is never forgotten.
Seaman. William John Brennan
Mercantile Marine SS Leinster
from:Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
(d.10th Oct 1918)
William John Brennan was the son of Richard and Fanny Brennan; and husband of Anne Brennan (nee Kinch), of 135, Lower George St., Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. He served with the Mercantile Marine as a seaman on the SS Leinster (Dublin). He drowned in October 1918 aged 35, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
Sgt. William Patrick Brennan DCM.
British Army 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment
from:Portarlington
Bill Brennan was awarded the DCM for his part at Gurabeh in Palestine in August 1918. He transferred to 2nd Battalion, Royal Tank Corp when the Leinster Regiment was disbanded.
Stoker Patrick Brennock
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Europa
from:Dublin
(d.26th Aug 1915)
Stoker Patrick Brennock was the son of Michael and Mary Brennock, of 41, South Dock St., Ringsend, Dublin. He served with the Royal Naval Reserve on HMS Europa. He died of dysentery in August 1915 aged 33 and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Hampshire. His brothers William and Thomas also died in the war.
Sgt. Thomas Brennock
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.28th Feb 1917)
Thomas Brennock served in the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was killed on the 28th February 1917m aged 28. He was the son of Michael and Mary Brennock, of Dublin. His brothers William and Patrick also fell. Formerly he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. William Brennock
British Army 1st Btn. Irish Guards
from:Dublin
(d.6th Nov 1914)
William Brennock served with the 1st Battalion the Irish Guards. He was killed in action on the 6th November 1914.
Pte. Thomas Brent
British Army 1st Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Luton
Thomas Brent took part in the retreat from Mons and the battles of Arras, Ypres, and Cambrai. He also served in Egypt and Palestine.
Stkr1. John George Brentnall
Royal Navy HMS Invincible
from:Heanor
(d.31st May 1916)
From the Heanor Observer 16/06/1916:
A Marlpool Tar Goes Down on the Inivincible
Another local loss in the great sea fight off Jutland was Seaman J. G. Brentnall, of Marlpool, who went down with the Invincible. He had served eight years in the Navy, and early in the war fought in the Heligoland Bight engagement and at the Falkland Islands. He was also under Vice-Admiral Hood at the great shelling of the Belgian Coast. On leave at home a month ago, he returned to meet with a true British sailor's death. To his relatives as to all the mourners in this sad time we tender the truest sympathy of the townspeople, and can only point again to the divine words - Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend.
Pte. Sidney Russell Brenton
British Army 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Boosbeck, Cleveland
(d.7th October 1916)
Sidney Russell Brenton is remembered on the Menin Gate and Guisborough War Memorial.
L/Sgt. Samuel Brereton
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Nuneaton
(d.19th February 1916)
2nd Lt. William Roche Brereton-Barry
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.16th Aug 1917)
William Roche Brereton-Barry served with the 10th Battalion the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was killed in action on the 16th August 1917. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium
2nd Lt. Geoffrey Reynell Breslaw
British Army 15th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
(d.7th October 1916)
Geoffrey Breslaw was killed in action on the 7th October 1916 and is buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery in France.
A/Cpl. Robert Breslin
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.18th Aug 1917)
Robert Breslin served with the 1st Battalion the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was killed in action on the 18th August 1917.
Gnr. Edward Brett
British Army 82nd Brigade "A" Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Byker
(d.28th Oct 1917)
Edward Brett was aged 40 when he died on 28th October 1917 whilst serving with 82nd Brigade "A" Battery Royal Field Artillery. He was the son of Thomas and Margaret Brett of Jarrow and husband of Sarah (nee Bulmer). He was born in Jarrow. The 1911 census lists him as Edward Brett age 34 Coal Miner Shifter below ground is with his wife Sarah and children at 224 Parker Street, Byker. He enlisted in Newcastle.
Edward is buried in Minty Farm Cemetery.
WO11 Edward Brett
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Henry Brett
Royal Flying Corps 9th Squadron
My father Harry Brett was first in the Royal Ambulance or Medical Corps at the beginning of WW1 and then in 1916 when he was 17 or 18 years old he joined the RFC 9th Squadron. I have a photograph of him dressed for flying duty as an observer under the command of Major Hugh Dowding. There is one other photograph of that time which shows him at an RFC stall at a fete with fellow RFC , presumably raising money for the war effort. I know no more of this period but will hope to have some feedback.
My father rejoined the 9th Squadron RAF at the start of WW2 becoming a flight controller and was wounded rescuing aircrew from crash landings for which he was decorated. I have a cartoon of him holding a mic and talking down a young pilot in a wounded Lancaster with one engine, titled Piggy Control (his nickname) and signed on the reverse by the squadron. He then joined Headquarters Bomber Command working with New Zealander "Square" McKee. He survived, though not in the best of health and returned to my Mother,brother and I to live to 1957. He much enjoyed going to reunions with his grat friend "Batchy" Batchelor who was a great supporter of Bomber Command and a prime mover of getting the Harris statue opposite Dowdings outside St Clements Danes in spite of some venomous opposition. How they both would be cheered by the building of the Bomber Memorial after the shoddy treatment given to the Bombers after the war.
Pte. Peter Brett
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Co Mayo
(d.7th Oct 1914)
Peter Brett was born in Dublin. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers and died of wounds on the 7th October 1914.
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