Vincent John Joseph MCNAMARA

MCNAMARA, Vincent John Joseph

Service Numbers: QX40536/Q18898, QX40536, Q18898
Enlisted: 15 January 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 16 September 1918
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Textile Worker
Died: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 25 February 2012, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

15 Jan 1940: Involvement Private, QX40536, also Q18898
15 Jan 1940: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX40536/Q18898, 25th Infantry Battalion
15 Jan 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX40536
25 Oct 1944: Involvement Private, Q18898, also QX40536
25 Oct 1944: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX40536/Q18898, 25th Infantry Battalion
25 Oct 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX40536
25 Oct 1944: Enlisted

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Vincent was the youngest of 9 children of John Jospeh McNamara and Emma Matilda Miles, and was a Textile Worker in Ipswich QLD. Vincent enlisted in the Australian Army on 15 January 1940 and served as a Private (Service No: QX40536/Q18898) with 25 Battalion. Private McNamara took his Discharge on 25 October 1944.

Vincent returned to Ipswich QLD, married Gladys Elizabeth Richards and continued employment as a Textile Worker