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MCNAMARA, James Foyne

Service Number:	1972
Enlisted:	6 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Australian Remount Unit
Born:	Taroom, Queensland, 1892
Home Town:	Taroom, Banana, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Illness - Pneumonia following Measles, At sea on board RMS Orontes, 20 December 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, Taroom District War Memorial, Taroom Shire Council Roll of Honour, Taroom War Memorial

World War 1 Service

6 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1972, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Enlisted at Brisbane
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1972, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: Incorrectly recorded on original roll as James Foyne McNamara
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1972, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 1972, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1972 awm_unit: 7th Squadron Australian Remount Unit awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-20

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his sister Clara Cannan of Linmoral Station, Taroom, QLD

Medal: British War Medal