We remember John Brennan

We remember John Brennan

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1879
birth Kilmanagh, Co., Kilkenny Ireland Source:7399561 Source:8994695 1879
1914
dates Age 35 Source:8994696 21st October 1914
enlistment Kilkenny Ireland Source:8994695
service British Army Private 8116 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8994695
1914
death Killed in Action The Battalion received orders to attack Le Pilly. Although they drove the Germans out they were left dangerously exposed and the next day they were surrounded and overwhelmed. Le Pilly, Pas de Calais France Source:7399561 Source:8995434 Source:8995433 21st October 1914
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Panels 11 and 12 Source:8994696

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Brennan
Source 484125
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8116 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine Brennan mother
Thomas Brennan father

Media

Media

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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    Patrick63223

  • Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny
    Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny, where John Brennan was born in 1879

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    Patrick63223

  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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    Patrick63223

  • SS Herschel
    SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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    Patrick63223

  • The area to the east of Mons
    The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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    Patrick63223

  • La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium
    La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

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    Patrick63223

  • Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche
    Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

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    Patrick63223

  • Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.
    The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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    Patrick63223

  • 2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.
    The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

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    Patrick63223

  • 2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.
    The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the Battle of Mons
    Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • The fields between Caudry and Audencourt
    The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

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    Patrick63223

  • The road cutting south west of Audencourt
    The road cutting south west of Audencourt where Lieutenant Colonel Cox, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was severely wounded at around 10 am on the morning of 26th August 1914.

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt
    Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • Orly-sur-Morin
    Orly-sur-Morin where the Royal Irish Regiment came in contact with the enemy on 8th September 1914

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the action at Orly
    Map of the action at Orly on 8th September 1914 (from the War Diary and drawn by Major St Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne
    Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne, in the vicinity of which the Royal Irish Regiment were dug in during the fighting in September 1914

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    Patrick63223

  • Courcelles
    Courcelles where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment rested and refitted after the Battle of the Aisne

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    Patrick63223

  • Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment
    Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment in 1914

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    Patrick63223

  • One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly
    One of the ditches which were occupied by the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually wiped out.

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    Patrick63223

  • Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais
    Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment met its destruction

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    Patrick63223

  • The station where the wounded were treated
    The station building in Le Pilly where Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC tended to the wounded after the battalion had been overwhelmed.

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    Patrick63223

  • Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly
    Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • Le Touret Memorial
    The Le Touret Memorial commemorates those who fell and have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.

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    Patrick63223

  • La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial
    The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves...The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928. (From CWGC Cemetery Details)

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    Patrick63223

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt Patrick63223
Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin Patrick63223
Map of the action at Orly Patrick63223
Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne Patrick63223
Courcelles Patrick63223
Vieille-Chapelle after the first bombardment Patrick63223
One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly Patrick63223
Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais Patrick63223
The station where the wounded were treated Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly Patrick63223
Le Touret Memorial Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial Patrick63223

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