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McNamara, Frank Hubert
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
McNamara, Frank Hubert
Date Of Birth
4 Apr 1894
Age
22
Birth Place
Waranga, Rushworth, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Resided Place
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, Australia; England
Date
20 Mar 1917
Date Of Death
2 Nov 1961
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1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, (later Royal Australian Air Force). Formerly Second Lieutenant 49th Battalion (Brighton Rifles). Later Air Commodore and Air Vice-Marshal. Served with the RAF during the Second World War. Air Officer Commanding, London 1939-42 and Aden 1942-45.
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Further gazette dates: 31/12/1937 (C.B.E.); 29/12/1944 (C.B.) Further gazette pages: 8 (C.B.E.); 5 (C.B.) Gazette issue: 34469 (C.B.E.); 36866 (C.B.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5703 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Egypt; Gallipoli
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
20 Oct 1915
Service
Australian Air Force
Regiment
Australian Flying Corps
Battalion
1 Squadron
Commemorated
The Priory, Gerrards Cross, England; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Place of Death
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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