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MACNAMARA, Lindsay Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4177 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beltana, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4177, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4177, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Edward was born on August 13, 1918, in Beltana South Australia, Before the war he was working as an Engine Clearer with the South Australian Railways. At enlistment Edward was single.
Edward was enlisted on 8 January in 1916, and he was 19 was he joined. His mother Mrs Annie McNamara was his nominated next of kin. He served in with the 27th Infantry Battalion in France and Belgium.
Edward sadly didn’t make it back, he was killed in action in France on 19 May 1918. His final resting place is Ribemont Communal Cemetery extension, Ribemont Picardie France.