Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
School | Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 2 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Merchant |
Address | 306 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Geo. Martin, 306 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 13th BtyAFA; Served in New South Wales Lancers as Sergeant. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed in action while commanding 41st Battery Australian Field artillery in Battle before Dernancourt 5th April 1918. He was dressing the wounds of another officer of the Battery when an enemy shell exploded at their feet killing both instantly. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dernancourt, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Frenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Mary MARTIN, 27 Eltham Avenue, Darling Point, Sydney. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand |