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About Edward Fitzgerald "Gerald" Brenan, MC, CBE
Edward FitzGerald "Gerald" Brenan, CBE (7 April 1894 – 19 January 1987) was a British writer and Hispanist who spent much of his life in Spain.
He is best known for The Spanish Labyrinth, a historical work on the background to the Spanish Civil War, and for South from Granada: Seven Years in an Andalusian Village. He was awarded a CBE in the Diplomatic Service and Overseas List in 1982.
Born in Malta into a well-off Anglo-Irish family, while his father was serving there in the British Army. He was educated at Radley, a boarding school in England, which he hated due to the bullying he endured. His autobiographic works make it clear that he did not enjoy a good relationship with his father.
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1939 Register
Bell Court,Church Lane,Aldbourne , Marlborough and Ramsbury R.D., Wiltshire, England
- Edward F Brenan 07 Apr 1894 Male Author Married 140 1
- Elizabeth G Brenan 28 May 1901 Female Authoress & Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 2
- Maria L Richards (Recelioni) 01 Mar 1918 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 140 4
Marriages Sep 1947
- Brenan Edward F Brenen Hampstead 5c 2440
- Hunter Elisabeth G Brenan Hampstead 5c 2440
British Army Service Records Transcription
- First name(s) Edward Fitzgerald
- Last name Brenan
- Rank Captain
- Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment
- Year 1916-87
- Archive The National Archives
- Archive reference WO 374/8789
- Series WO 374
UK Army List 1918
- First Name: E F
- Surname: Brenan
- Nationality: British
- Rank: Captain
- Gallantry Awards: Military Cross
- Service: British Army
- Regiment: Army Cyclist Corps
- Unit: 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regt
- Seniority Date: 01/06/16
Writings in The Fierce Light The Battle of the Somme, July-November 1916; Prose and Poetry selected and edited by Anne Powell - Pages 21 and 86 - Bio 294
Noted Author. His books include "El Laberinto Español" and "Sur de Granada." He lived and died in Alhaurín el Grande (Granada). At the time of his death, his body was donated to the Medicine Faculty of Málaga for medical research and later cremated and buried. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46500104" target="_blank José L Bernabé Tronchoni)]
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References
- Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 21 Jan 1987, Wed • Page 14 < newspapers.com > Obituary for Gerald Brenan (Aged 92)
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Edward Fitzgerald "Gerald" Brenan, MC, CBE's Timeline
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April 7, 1894
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Silema, British Malta
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| 1987 |
January 19, 1987
Age 92
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Alhaurin el Grande, Spain
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January 19, 1987
Age 92
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Cementerio Inglés de Málaga, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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