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Name	Edward Thomas Brennan
Born	13 April, 1887 Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 August, 1953 (aged 66) Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	surgeon (1909-1910) Victoria, Australia hospital administrator (1911-1914) Western Australia, Australia surgeon (1911-1914) Western Australia, Australia army medical officer (1913-1920) Federal, Australia navy medical officer (1920-1923) Federal, Australia medical administrator (1923-1928) Papua New Guinea public servant (1923-1941) Federal, Australia public service head (1928-1941) Papua New Guinea public servant (1942-1945) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate