MCNAMARA, James Steven
| Service Number: | 661 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hammond, South Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Moockra, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey , 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hammond Roll of Honor, Peake War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 661, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 661, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
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James Steven McNamara was born in 1892 in the town of Hammond, South Australia. He was the third son of John and Margaret McNamara. His home town was Moockra, Mount Remarkable, South Australia. Much of his childhood was spent with his brothers at the town of Peake, on the Pinnaroo line, clearing the Mallee and in other farming pursuits. He was a faithful Catholic, an enthusiastic sportsman and enjoyed travelling. He was adored by many for his very much bright, cheerful and benevolent personality. He worked as a station hand before enlistment in the Australian Imperial Force when the war began.
He was in Sydney, New South Wales at the commencement of the First World War. He officially enlisted there in the First Infantry Brigade, 2nd Battalion on the 25th of August 1914 as a Private. He then left with the first Contingent bound for Egypt, likewise the Gallipoli Peninsula. He officially embarked from Sydney on the 18th of October 1914. He was 21 years of age on embarkation. He was involved in the first landing and served during active conflict in the trenches for almost 4 months. He sustained no injury during this time.
On the 7th of August 1915, Private James Steven McNamara was killed in action at Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey at the age of 22. He was buried at Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey. On September 10th 1915, his death was published in the Southern Cross newspaper in honour of his memory.
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