| Regimental number | 12/2920 |
| Address | Paeroa, Thames |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, James Brenan, Paeroa, Thames |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Amy Frederica Brenan, Paeroa, Thames |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Seventh |