| Regimental number | 3183 |
| Place of birth | Clemenston, Victoria |
| Place of birth | Spring Mount, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Coaltrimmer |
| Address | 17 Fahey Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Theresa Martin, Fahey Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 11 months in the 45th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 19.11 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Theresa Martin, Graham Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria, and the late Michael J Martin |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: [200] 2nd Lt John Albert McINTYRE, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 20 March 1916 (aural treatment), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital (otitis media); discharged to unit, 26 March 1916. Tranferred to 60th Bn, 28 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Staging Post, 8 April 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined Bn, Ferry Post, 10 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1720509: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 3176 Corporal T.W. MARTIN, ex-58th Bn (patient, No 2 General Hospital (Quai), Havre), 24 December 1916: 'Stretcher-bearer Macdonell told me that he had brought in this man dead from No Man's Land and helped to bury him.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN Frederick William
Red Cross File No 1720509 |
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