Jan 3, 1897
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Born in Liverpool, England to John and Winifred
(nee McGreavey) Brennan
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May 30, 1912
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Embarked the SS Corsican as a British Home Child
under the care of the Catholic Emigration Association
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Jun 9, 1912
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Ottawa, Ontario
After being processed, he was placed on the farm
of Mr. Patrick Ryan, Carp, Ontario
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Mar 18, 1916
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Attested into the 154th Battalion in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 633885
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Bridget Brennan, mother, 41 Victoria Square, Liverpool, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
The battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp,
Kingston, Ontario
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Sep 19, 1916
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Sep 27, 1916
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Reported for duty and forfeited 9 days pay for
his absence
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion at East Sandling
Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it
moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp,
Havre, France and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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May 5, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Brennan
joined the 21st Battalion in division reserve near Thelus, France
and was posted to “C” Company
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May 14, 1917
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After receiving a superficial shrapnel wound to
his nose, Private Brennan was admitted to the 2nd Australian General
Hospital in Wimereux, France. From
here he was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Lord Derby War Hospital (Whitecross Auxiliary) in Warrington
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jul 6, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Jul 19, 1917
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
overstaying his leave by 2 days
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Oct 26, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 27, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Oct 30, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Nov 20, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Brennan rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets in Camblain L’Abbe,
France
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Mar 4, 1918
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During a trench raid near Lens, France, Private
Brennan received a shrapnel wound to his left hand and was evacuated to the
No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance for first aid before being transferred to the
No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station
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Mar 5, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 35 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 4 General Hospital, Camiers, France
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Mar 11, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Ville de Liege
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Queen
Mary’s Military Hospital, Whalley
Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 21, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian Ontario
Military Hospital in Orpington, Kent
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May 17, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and granted sick leave
Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 4, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 5, 1918
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Arrived at the Canadian Infantry Base Depot in
Etaples, France and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Sep 9, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp
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Sep 11, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Brennan rejoined the 21st Battalion as part of a draft of 50
reinforcements while in Division Reserve behind the Droucourt Queant Line
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the advance on Avesnes le Sec, France,
Private Brennan received a wound to his left arm and was evacuated to the No.
9 Canadian Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No.
1 Casualty Clearing Station
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 4 General Hospital
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Oct 18, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich
Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 24, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Nov 22, 1918
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Discharged from hospital with leave until
December 2, 1918
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Dec 2, 1918
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Attached to the 1st CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) for physical training and exercise
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Dec 12, 1918
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Sentenced to 6 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited total of 12 day’s pay for being absent from December 4 to December
10, 1918.
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Dec 31, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 18, 1919
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Attached to Wing 3 at Kinmel Park, Wales pending
return to Canada
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Mar 5, 1919
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Overnight March 4-5, a riot took place in Kinmel
Park and Private Brennan was arrested as one of the leaders of that
riot. Extensive damage was done, 5 men
were killed, and many others received wounds of varying seriousness.
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Apr 11, 1919
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Private Brennan was charged with
1.
First
Charge: Joining in a mutiny in forces belong to His Majesty’s Military Forces
in that he, at Kinmel Park Camp, on or about the 4th day of March,
joined in a mutiny by combining with other soldiers of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force, to resist lawful authority and to damage the buildings
used as canteens in Nos. 6 and 7 camps, Kinmel Park Camp, and the property
therein
2.
Second
Charge: Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in
that he, at Kinmel Park Camp, on or about the 4th day of March
1919, was one of a disorderly crowd of soldiers belonging to the Canadian
Expeditionary Force that was damaging the buildings used as canteens in Nos.
6 and 7 camps, Kinmel Park Camp, and the property therein
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Apr 19, 1919
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A General Court Martial was held at Grace Road
Barracks, Orrell Park, Liverpool on the 2 charges. Private Brennan pled NOT GUILTY.
Testimony for the prosecution indicated that
Private Brennan led a group of 300 to 400 soldiers who proceeded to ransack buildings
and in particular the canteen at the No. 7 camp.
A witness for the defence testified that he was
with Private Brennan in another canteen at the time, but this testimony was
not deemed to be credible.
Private Brennan was found NOT GUILTY of the first
charge, but GUILTY of the second charge and sentenced to 1 year imprisonment
with hard labour.
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May 12, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion, then the same day, transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Witley while serving his imprisonment at the Wandsworth Detention
Barracks in London
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Aug 29, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 1 CDD (Canadian Discharge
Depot) in Buxton when the remainder of his detention sentence was remitted.
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Oct 11, 1919
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Embarked the SS Saturnia in Glasgow, Scotland
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Oct 20, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Kingston, Ontario
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Oct 21, 1919
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Taken On Strength Military District No. 3 in
Kingston and posted to the Casualty Company
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Oct 22, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 214899
Ø Proposes residence on
discharge RR No. 1 Carp, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British
War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 426 Arlington Ave., Ottawa,
Ontario
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Oct 25, 1924
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Enlisted into the Royal Canadian Navy Permanent
Force as a Second Class Stoker
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Nov 10, 1926
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Married to Catherine Fincher in Ottawa, Ontario
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Mar 24, 1946
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John Patrick Brennan retired from the Royal
Canadian Navy and moved from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Cornwall, Ontario
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Mar 18, 1953
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John Patrick Brennan died and was buried in the
St. Columbian’s Cemetery, Cornwall, Ontario
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