| 词条 | John McNamara (VC) |
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|name=John McNamara |honorific_suffix= |birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1887|10|28}} |death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1918|10|16|1887|10|28}} |birth_place= Walton-Le-Dale, Lancashire |death_place= Solesmes, France |placeofburial=Romries Communal Cemetery Extension |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |image_size= 125 |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= |rank=Corporal |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |commands= |unit=The East Surrey Regiment |battles= World War I{{KIA}} |awards= Victoria Cross |laterwork= }} John McNamara VC (28 October 1887 – 16 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 30 years old, and a corporal in the 9th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 3 September 1918 north west of Lens, France, when operating a telephone in evacuated enemy trenches occupied by his battalion, Corporal McNamara realised that a determined enemy counter-attack was gaining ground. Rushing to the nearest post, he made very good use of a revolver taken from a wounded officer and then, seizing a Lewis gun, he fired it until it jammed. By this time, he was alone in the post and, having destroyed the telephone, he joined the nearest post and maintained a Lewis gun until reinforcements arrived.[1] He was killed in action near Solesmes, France, on 16 October 1918.[2] The MedalHis Victoria Cross is displayed at the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Museum, in Clandon Park, Surrey.[3] References1. ^{{London Gazette| issue=31340 |page=6085 |date=15 May 1919 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:McNamara, John}}2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/176113 | title=CWGC entry | accessdate=January 15, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/vc/vc16.html | title=The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | accessdate=January 15, 2013}} 8 : 1887 births|1918 deaths|British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross|East Surrey Regiment soldiers|British Army personnel of World War I|British military personnel killed in World War I|People from Walton-le-Dale|British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross |
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