| Regimental number | 1106 |
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Prospector |
| Address | Roebourne, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 108 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Margaret Ellen McNamara, Christmas Hill, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Corporal |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Ulysees', 20 February 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 5 May 1916; detrained Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England, whilst on leave, 7 December 1916; discharged on remainder of leave, 19 December 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, 20 December 1916 (sprained back); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 6 March 1917; discharged to duty, 12 March 1917; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 13 March 1917; marched into Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 28 March 1917. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 9 May 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 10 May 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 17 May 1917. Admitted to 100th Field Ambulance, 18 August 1917, and transferred to 18th Casualty Clearing Station (broncho pneumonia), to Ambulance Train '11', 2 September 1917, and admitted to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques. Proceeded to England on HS 'Ville de Liege' for treatment, 13 September 1917; admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 14 September 1917 (gas attack); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 2 October 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Persic', 21 December 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 4 February 1918. Discharged as being medically unfit for service, Perth, 27 February 1918 (complications from gas attack, over age). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McNAMARA Martin Joseph |
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