Regimental number | 759 |
Place of birth | Gateshead-on-Tyne, England |
School | Raby St Board School, Gateshead-on-Tyne, England |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Martin, Alston, William Street, Rosalie, Rosalie, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Territorial Force, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His father died on the way to Australia and he was the oldest of seven children, two brothers married and one in the Imperial Forces. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Hannah MARTIN, Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, Queensland. Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Family/military connections | Three brothers served and a cousin in the navy. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |