OBITUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20832, 26 September 1929, Page 9

OBITUARY.

EX-CONSTABLE J. M. BREXXAX.

■ Hie death occurred at Dunedin 'yesterday of ex-Constable John' Malachi Brennan, who retired from the Xcw Zealand Police Forces on pension a good many years ago. He served with the Royal Irish Constabulary, the famous police force which ,is second only to the world-renowned Royal Xortb-Wost and now know as the Royal Canadian Mounted Roßce. - He was stationed in the cities of Dublin, Belfast, and Londonderry, remaining in the Irish force for nearly 10 years. Kc came to Xew Zealand in 1878, and joined the Police Force, then under Superintendent \Vcldon, Inspector .Mallard, and Sergeantmajor Bevin, in February of that year as a trooper. He served in Dunedin cHy for sonic tm'c. and then in the Falrhe district for about five years Later on he was transferred back to Otago, and did duty at Cavcrsham. Anderson s Bay, and Portobello. While stationed at Portobello he put up a hue performance by earning the election returns to Newman's Hall at South Dunedin-. Some years later he was transferred to Mornington. He served in the Anderson’s Bay district for about hls t,ansf er from all these stations he and his family were the recipients of many gifts from ihe °L tl,e - I ; d P eCtive districts. Dunn 0 his J2 years service in the city c-ißed U^Urb / ° f Dunedin be was always of tit r f ° r “ q T tcd dut y on escort of the Governor from the date when p.f . , H , erCU e ® Robinson opened the Fomil Ul tt' lCdill s ' a »lway line. rZfJ ' v d?tC u J lt?l llis wtiroment Constable Brennan had the pleasure of escortmg all-the Governors of Xew Zealand. He was recognised as a great horseman, and rode some very uinnanagable animals during his police career. He is survived by his widow, four sons ajid four daughters. One son, Joseph Brennan, of • Melbourne, gained 2v friends in Dunedin during visits as a member of the Diggers Vaudeville Com-