James MCNAMEE

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Service Number:	6616
Enlisted:	12 April 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 28 November 1881
Home Town:	Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Dripstone Convent Schoo, New South Wales, Australial
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Died of Illness. (POW of Germany), Mulheim, Germany, 27 June 1917, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Cologne Southern Cemetery XVI. A. 19.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Wellington Cenotaph

12 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6616, Perth, Western Australia
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6616, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6616, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
11 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Bullecourt (First)

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