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James McNamara
| Rank: | Private |
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| Street: | Main Street |
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| Town/Village: | Longford |
| Civil Parish: | Templemichael |
| Catholic Parish: | Templemichael |
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| Census 1901: |
Resident on Main Street (as MacNamara) http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Main_Street/1555985/ |
| Census 1911: |
Resident on Main Street (as McNamara) http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Longford_No__1_Urban/Main_Street/651486/ |
| Regiment/Unit: | Machine Gun Corps, 18th battalion |
| Regiment Number: | Unknown |
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| Information: | James Daniel was born in Longford on the 31 March 1895. James's father and brothers ran a well-known victuallers (grocery and general provisions shop), in Longford town. Pte McNamara was mentioned in an article titled Another Young Hero on the 4 November 1916, which mentioned his injuries and his recovery at Edmonton Military Hosptial, North London, (link below). |
| Parents Names: | Son of William John McNamara and the Catherine/Kate (née Reynolds), Main Street, Longford |
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| Links: | Longford Leader, Another Young Hero; link to Civil Record of birth; |
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