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From: "Michael Brennan" <>
Subject: [CARLOW~] Where did John Brennan disappear to?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:17:20 +0100

I am trying to put together a history of my Great Uncle John Brennan who
served in France with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles during WW1 as a
regular soldier.

I know very little about G/U John Brennan and I have been searching the
records at PRO Kew for about 4 Years now and come up with nothing. He is
not listed in any 1914-1918 Roll of Honour lists or WW1 Commonwealth Graves.
I have to assume that he must have survived the Great War and therefore
would have qualified for a pension after he was discharged. I have a photo
of him (in his 20's) in full uniform after he was wounded twice and having
served three years abroad as a regular soldier. In the photo he looks the
picture of health so I have to assume that he wasn't invalid out of the
Army.

To date this man's army service remains a complete mystery to me and I would
love to know what happened to him and what part of the world he ended up in.

He was born in Ballickmoyler, Co.Laois in 1894 (source: 1901 Census) to Mark
Brennan and Kate Lalor of Arless, near Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois. IRL. Mark
Brennan is the son of William Brennan also of Arless.

His brothers were Thomas, Martin, Mark, William & Michael and his sisters
were Christina, Annie and Hannah.

Thomas was my Grandfather and married Mary Anne Moran. He was a Slater by
trade.
Hannah went to India and became a Nun. She is buried in Lucknow, India
Martin was a professional Gardener and worked in Belfast. He died in Belfast
Mark never married and died in Mountmellick Hospital, Co. Laois. IRL in the
1960's
Annie worked in Dublin but never married. She was killed in an accident in
Dublin.
Michael married Bridget Wall from Ashfield and they had a daughter Christina
and she married Nixie Boran and lived in Ballinagall, Co Laois. IRL
William is a mystery, I know nothing about him.

Maybe some one recognises this family or has heard someone talk about them
as distant relations.

Any help in this matter would be most valuable and appreciated. I look
forward to hearing from you in due course.

Kindest regards

Michael Brennan
Kent
England

Home:

Also researching the following members of my family:
All descendants of William Brennan (1840's) of Ballickmoyler or Arless, Co.
Laois. IRL
Moran & Lalor/Lawler/Lawlor in Arless Co. Laois. IRL
Kelly/Carter from Ardateggle, Co. Laois. IRL
Bulger/Bolger/Brennan from Dublin City. IRL
Boran, Wall & Ryan from Arless, Co. Laois. IRL
Brennan from Co. Meath, Ireland

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