Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
JULY TO NOVEMBER 1916

SOLDIERS IN OTHER REGIMENTS

Private Michael Macnamara
Lancashire Fusiliers

Newspaper obituary:

"Official notification has been received that Private Michael Macnamara, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action in France on July 1st. He was 30 years of age and his home was 14 Knott Street, Oldham.

He had served for eight years in India before war broke out and came over with his battalion to Gallipoli and took part in the famous landing at W Beach. He was twice wounded while on the peninsula. "

 

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