John James McMENAMIN

Regimental number5372
Place of birthTyrone, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressClifton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinSister, Miss Nell McMenamin, Strabine, County Tyrone, Ireland
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 March 1917
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 24), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174
Date: 11 October 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McMENAMIN John James