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Thomas Francis MARTIN

Regimental number32337
Place of birthNewport, Victoria
SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic School, Newport, Victoria
Other trainingBusiness College, Melbourne
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJournalist
Address15 Speight Street, Newport, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Thomas Martin, 15 Speight Street, Newport, Victoria
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 14, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 14 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death29
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary MARTIN, 17 Valentine Grove, Malvern, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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