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William John McNAMEE

Regimental number49
Place of birthGympie Queensland
SchoolGympie, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAmbulance collector
AddressMt Pleasant Road, Gympie, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs W J McNamee, Mt Pleasant Road, Gympie, Queensland
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Field Ambulance, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollArmy Base Medical Stores
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1916
Discharge date27 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Discharged medically unfit, 27 September 1916.

Total war service: two years 33 days (of which one year 334 days were spent abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 September 1967
Place of burialAlbany Creek Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland

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