Patrick John MCNAMARA

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Service Number:	3249
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1869
Home Town:	Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Holfontein, South Africa, 26 June 1901
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bega Boer War Memorial, Casino Boer War Memorial, Lismore Boer War Memorial

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 3249
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3249, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen

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Patrick John McNAMARA was born in Bega, New South Wales in 1869

His parents were Michael McNAMARA and Jane Veronica O'CONNOR who married in NSW in 1867 (registered in Eden)

He embarked from Sydney on the ship Ranee on 22nd March, 1901 and was Killed in Action on 26th June 1901 at Holfontein, South Africa

His brother Thomas Walter McNAMARA (SN 3649) also served during the Boer War with the 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen