| Regimental number | 3997 |
| Place of birth | Mole Creek, Tasmania |
| School | Mole Creek State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Mole Creek, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J J Martin, Mole Creek, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph John and Emma Francis MARTIN, Mole Creek, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 February 1916, and transferred to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 24 February 1916 (mumps); discharged, 29 March 1916. Joined 4th Pioneer Bn, Serapeum, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 4 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 11 June 1916. Killed in action, 3 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Second given name entered on Embarkation Roll as Victor. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN George Watson |
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