Regimental number | 71 |
Place of birth | Nuriootpa, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Address | Arthur Street, Medindie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, David J McNamara, Medindie, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Headquarters, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 71A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Joseph and Emma MCNAMARA, 11 Arthur Street, Medindie, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For most efficient work and devotion to duty. On 14th March, 1917, at GREVILLERS he personally installed a power buzzer in that village when it was under constant shell fire. On 25th March, 1917, in connection with the attack on LAGNICOURT by the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade, he was the operator who attempted to establish wireless communication with the front line. This Sapper has done excellent work in the field since last November, from the first he was a volunteer for carrying a power buzzer forward in an advance, but as no opportunity occurred he was usually managed to be in the most dangerous corners with either a power buzzer amplifier or listening post.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |