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 |