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Corporal Mary Helen Brennan was born in Deseronto, Ontario, on July 7, 1910, to parents Daniel Franklin Brennan and Theresa Brennan. Prior to enlistment she was working as a secretary in Toronto, Ont.

Brennan enlisted in Toronto with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) on March 26, 1943. Full service details are unknown at this time. Her Canadian Army Soldier’s Service and Pay Book indicates she was stationed at No. 3  C.W.A.C. (Basic) Training Centre, Kitchener, Ont., April 15 to May 18, 1943.

Content notes:
The majority of the collection’s photos are of Brennan and other members of the C.W.A.C., although identification information is missing in many cases. The collection’s only letter was written by Sgt. Karen Hermiston, who served as the only female photographer in the Canadian Army throughout the war (a portrait of Hermiston is included among Brennan’s photographs).
Also included is the Particulars of Active Service certificate of LAC Wilfred Joseph Crover, who Brennan married on April 19, 1947.

External links:
Cpl. Mary Brennan’s service record (Serv/Reg# W21332) is not currently open to public access through Library and Archives Canada.
Sgt. Karen Hermiston service record (Serv/Reg# unknown) is not currently open to public access through Library and Archives Canada; more information about Hermiston can be found on the Veterans Affairs Canada website. 
LAC Wilfred Joseph Crover’s service record (Serv/Reg# R184908) is not currently open to public access through Library and Archives Canada.