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BREEN, Jerome
(Service number 78549)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	17/05/1897	Place of Birth	Kerrytown, Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	21 June 1917	Age	20 yrs 1 mth
Address at Enlistment	Kerrytown
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience	Yes (2nd S C Regt?)
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Nora BREEN (mother), Kerrytown, South Canterbury
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 ft 7 in. Weight 140 lbs. Chest 341/2-36 in. Hair dark brown. Eyes grey. Complexion dark. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing, colour vision, heart & lungs - normal. Limbs well formed. Full joint movement. Chest not well formed. Had illnesses. Free from hernia, variocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Good bodily & mental health; no physical defects; no fits. Had pleurisy 10 years prior. Class A. Full dental examination recommended.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	40th Reinforcements A Company
Date	10 July 1918
Transport	Tahiti
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With	NZRB
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	Yes
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 September 1919	Reason	Termination of period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	(30 Oct 1969?)	Age	72 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 223, Plot 688
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Jeremiah & Norah BREEN. Brother of Timothy Gregory also served WWI.

Sources

RE-DO 9/9/14

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