GERALDINE MARI RENNEBERG

I am John Hogan's grand-daughter. Just wondering if it is alright to find out who Emily Mary Brown was or even where she was from

<a href="/blog/ww1/files/2016/09/RisingSun.jpg"></a>His postcard was sent from South Africa and we were intrigued to find out who Emily’s ‘old friend’ was.We have identified the author, as Private John Edward Hogan who with his three brothers, was working near Tarzali, north west of Innisfail, before the First World War.

<a href="/blog/ww1/files/2016/09/SilverLeavesRear.jpg"></a>HorartaPrivate Hogan served with the 9th Battalion in England and France from 1917-1918.In December 1918 and February 1919 he was hospitalised with pleurisy, often the result of gas poisoning, coupled with the appalling conditions endured by troops in the trenches of the Western Front.

<a href="/blog/ww1/files/2016/09/JackHogan.jpg"></a>Private Hogan, Source: <a href="http://www.elarish-nq.com/el-arish-history-station" target="_blank">El Arish History Station</a>Jack was granted land as part of the Soldier's Settlement Scheme at El Arish, in 1927 and farmed sugar cane and pineapples.

<a href="/blog/ww1/files/2016/09/Obituary.png"></a>Jack's service in the First World War, obviously affected his health, which led to his early death in 1938, when he died suddenly, age 50. This left his wife Mary and children to carry on working the family farm.Jack Hogan's descendants can still be found in and around the community of El Arish, they have kindly given us permission to publish his  story.<h5>Further reading:</h5><ul><li><a href="http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21148707450002061" target="_blank">27963, World War I Postcards</a></li><li>Tarzali the early years by Petrina Callaghan, Lyn Christie &amp; Eacham Historical Society, 2009</li><li>NAA: <a href="http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4760742" target="_blank">Hogan, John Edward</a></li><li>OBITUARY (1938, March 8). <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212534232" target="_blank">Johnstone River Advocate and Innisfail News, p.6</a></li></ul><a href="mailto:qanzac100@slq.qld.gov.au?subject=" target="_blank">Marg Powell</a>

His postcard was sent from South Africa and we were intrigued to find out who Emily’s ‘old friend’ was. We have identified the author, as Private John Edward Hogan who with his three brothers, was working near Tarzali, north west of Innisfail, before the First World War. Horarta Private Hogan…

Of the six unsigned postcards kept by the family of Emily Mary Brown, there is one that was dated and signed by J E Hogan in July 1917.His postcard was sent from South Africa and we were intrigued to find out who Emily’s ‘old friend’ was.We have identified the author, as Private John  Edward Hogan who with his three brothers, was working near Tarzali, north west of Innisfail, before the First World War.Jack sold his selection in the Jaggan area in 1916 and traveled south to bid farewell to his mother in Newrybar, NSW and enlisted in Lismore.Assigned to the 25th Reinforcements of the 9th Battalion, Jack embarked on HMAT Horarta in June 1917 from Sydney, he was admitted to the ships hospital during the voyage, but arrived well, to disembark with his unit for training at Sutton Veny. Troops were brought back to health and strength before being sent to overseas to reinforce battalions fighting in France.Private Hogan served with the 9th Battalion in England and France from 1917-1918.In December 1918 and February 1919 he was hospitalised with pleurisy, often the result of gas poisoning, coupled with the appalling conditions endured by troops in the trenches of the Western Front.Private Hogan, Source: El Arish History StationJack embarked for Australia in June 1919 and returned to North Queensland, where he once again settled at El Arish. He married Mary-Ann Patten in 1920, and they raised a family of six children.Jack was granted land as part of the Soldier's Settlement Scheme at El Arish, in 1927 and farmed sugar cane and pineapples.Jack's service in the First World War, obviously affected his health, which led to his early death in 1938, when he died suddenly, age 50. This left his wife Mary and children to carry on working the family farm.Jack Hogan's descendants can still be found in and around the community of El Arish, they have kindly given us permission to publish his  story.Further reading: 	27963, World War I Postcards 	Tarzali the early years by Petrina Callaghan, Lyn Christie &amp; Eacham Historical Society, 2009 	NAA: Hogan, John Edward 	OBITUARY (1938, March 8). Johnstone River Advocate and Innisfail News, p.6Marg Powell  |  QANZAC 100 Content Technician  State Library of Queensland

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