MCNAMARA, Augustus Harris
| Service Number: | 321 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gundy, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Special Memorial No I |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 321, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 321, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 321, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 321, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 321 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
Augustus Harris McNamara
Augustus Harris McNamara was born Scone,NSW in 1893. He was the son of Timothy and Nancy McNamara.
Augustus Harris McNamara's next of kin was his mother, Mrs McNamara,Bonnie Doon', Eastern Creek.
Augustus Harris McNamara enlisted in Sydney on 24 August,1914,at the age of 21. He embarked from Sydney per HMAT'Argyllshire' A8 on 18 October 1914.
Augustus Harris McNamara was a farmer before he joined the army.
Augustus Harris McNamara served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt on the Western Front and he died of wounds in Zillebeke in Belguim on 31st July 1917.
After embarking from Australia in 1914, he believed he was going to England to train for service for the Western Front ,but his division was diverted to Egypt where he commenced training at Mena,near Cairo his brother-in-law, Wallis Crossley Rankine [5206],was killed in action in 1916. Augustus Harris McNamara was bombardier McNamara's mother received a War Pension from 14 October 1917.
Submitted 30 November 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Timothy and Nancy McNamara, of Harrisville, North Strathfield, New South Wales. Born at Scone, New South Wales.
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