Joseph McNamara
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Joseph Patrick McNamara (1887 - 1918)

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Biography

Joseph Patrick McNamara was born 28 April 1887 in Lower River Inhabitants, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the son of Michael Benjamin McNamara (1860-1948) and Catherine (Delaney) McNamara (1860-1944).

Joseph was a student when he enlisted in the Canadian Army on 21 March 1916 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He served in the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders). He sailed overseas from Halifax in October 1916 on the S.S. Olympic. He landed in France on 1 March 1918 and was killed in action there on 29 April 1918. He is buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.

Research notes

Some errors appear in the transcription of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial record. The birth date (and age) is incorrect, and the unit appears to be incorrect.

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  1. ↑ Military: In memory of Private Joseph Patrick McNamara (http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/526130 — includes link to scanned documents). Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Accessed 2017-12-08.
    Died: April 29, 1918
    Service Number: 877576
    Age: 20
    Force: Army
    Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
    Division: 85th Battalion
    Born: April 28, 1897 Nova Scotia
    Parents: Son of Michael Benjamin McNamara of Lower River Inhabitants, Cape Breton and Catherine Delaney of Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
    Cemetery: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY ; Pas de Calais, France
    Grave Reference: VI. C. 21.
    Note: Commemorated on Page 464 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
  2. ↑ Burial: Private Joseph Patrick McNamara (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16035282 — includes image of gravestone). Maintained by: IWPP Custodial Account; Originally Created by: International Wargraves Photography Project; Added: 7 Oct 2006; Find A Grave Memorial 16035282. FindAGrave.com. Accessed 2017-12-08.
    BIRTH: 28 Apr 1897
    DEATH: 29 Apr 1918
    BURIAL: Roclincourt Military Cemetery Roclincourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    PLOT: VI. C. 21.




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