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John Herbert MARTIN

Regimental number4257
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolLithgow St State School, Abbotsford, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTeacher
Address49 Connell Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Mr R Martin, 17 Albert Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 March 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and mary MARTIN, 17 Albert Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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