Regimental number | 1595 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 19 Brisbane Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.3 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C E Martin, 19 Brisbane Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Irish Rifles; left the district. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1595A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from London on board HT 'Demosthenes', 26 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 19 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit: disability not stated), Sydney, 19 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 10, 68), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN Edward Charles |