Michael James Brennan

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Michael and Catherine Brennan.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

" A man was killed and two women were injured when a car, apparently out of control, hit a pole at the corner of Hackthorne Road and Cashmere Road, shortly before three o’clock this morning. They were: Killed Michael James Brennan, aged 24, of Cholmondeley Ave. Injured Mrs. Clive Simpson, Hereford Street, on seriously ill list. Miss Colleen Peoples. Hastings Street, concussion, condition satisfactory. The car was travelling down Hackthorne Road, and, in attempting to negotiate a corner at the foot of the hill, it crashed into the pole. The driver. Thomas Johnston Morrow. of Bray Street, escaped uninjured."

[Northern Advocate, 8 December 1943, Page 5]

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Casualty

Service Number:

4215206

Name:

Michael James Brennan

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

08 December 1943

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Linwood) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

2167. 42.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand