| Regimental number | 1584 |
| Place of birth | Grenfell, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Dairy Arm, Lagoona, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Smith, Dairy Arm, Lagoona, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mary Jane SMITH (Formerly MARTIN), Dairy Arm, Laguna, New South Wales, and the late John Francis MARTIN. Native of Milong, Young |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Taken on strength of C Company, 30th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 February 1916. Found guilty, 1 March 1916, of being dirty on parade: awarded 3 days' Punishment Drill. Found guilty, 2 March 1916, of being absent from Defaulter's Parade: awarded 2 days' Punishment Drill. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, 23 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 20 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Mother's address subsequently 77 Watkin Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN Roy Leslie
Red Cross file 1720908 |
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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