BROSNAN, Timothy Michael
(Service number 132)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/01/1885 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 21 January 1916 | Age | 31 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Culpippie, Windorah, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Timothy John BROSNAN (father), Claremont, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Forces | Served in | Australian Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Australian Imperial Force, 41st Battalion | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 18 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Demosthenes | ||
| Embarked From | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 February 1943 | Age | 59 years |
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| Place of Death | Queensland, Australia | ||
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Biographical Notes
Timothy Michael BROSNAN was a son of Timothy John BROSNAN and Catherine née DUN or DEEM/DEEN. He was educated at the Adair and Claremont schools near Timaru. Timothy enlisted on 21 January 1916 at Toowoomba, Queensland. timothy returned to Australia on 18 January 1919. He was a brother of John Joseph Brosnan who served with the New Zealand Forces.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [26 August 2015]; Attestation Paper for Australian Imperial Force (National Archives of Australia) [26 August 2015]; Australian Death Index (ancestry.com.au) [26 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [XXX]; School Admission Records (south Canterbury Branch NZSG) [2014]
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