Hugh Brennan
(Confirmed)
Born: 1 January, 1888
Died: 6 April, 1918
Biographical Summary:
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Mentioned in Despatches for service at Gallipoli with the 20th Battalion, AIF. He was evacuated to Australia in early 1916 as a result of enteric fever.
He rejoined the 20th Battalion in France in December 1916 and was killed in action during the German spring offensive near Hangard on 6 April 1918. His body was never recovered. [JSB]
Service Number: 503
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Main Sources:
- Brennan Hugh SERN 503A POB Victoria British Columbia POE Liverpool NSW NOK S Brennan Mary (Webpage)
- Brennan Hugh age 26 (Webpage)
- Find War Dead BRENNAN HUGH (Webpage)
- Roll of Honour Hugh Brennan (Webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Rolls Hugh Brennan 1915 (Webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Rolls Hugh Brennan 1916 (Website)
- Red Cross Wounded and Missing Hugh Brennan (Webpage)
- Honours and Awards Hugh Brennan Recommendation DCM (Webpage)
- Honours and Awards Hugh Brennan Recommendation for Croix de Guerre (Website)
- Honours and Awards Hugh Brennan DCM (Webpage)
- Honours and Awards Hugh Brennan MID (Webpage)
- BACK FROM THE WAR SOLDIERS AND NURSES ANOTHER TRANSPORT LIST (Newspaper Article)
- DISTINGUISHED MEN HOW MEDALS WERE WON STORIES OF HEROISM ANZACS TO THE FORE (Newspaper Article)
- SERGEANT HUGH BRENNAN DCM (Newspaper Article)
- How Honors are Won SERGEANT BRENNAN’S MODEST STORY PLUGGED AT FROM BOTH SIDES (Newspaper Article)
- VC AND DCM And Out After More SERGT HUGH BRENNAN’S EXPLOITS (Newspaper Article)
- VC AND DCM LIVERPOOL SOLDIER’S HEROISM Fought Turks Singlehand BOMB THROWER’S DEADLY WORK (Newspaper Article)
- STRANGE MEETING (Newspaper Article)
- 402nd CASUALTY LIST NEW SOUTH WALES MISSING (Newspaper Article)
- Hugh Brennan (Photograph)
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