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James MARTIN

Regimental number6843A
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBarraja, via Corowa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, E Martin, Fern Tree Gully, Victoria
Enlistment date9 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1918
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Mary Farrell MARTIN, Howlong, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 935 Pte Edward MARTIN, 37th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; 937 Pte John MARTIN, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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