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William Alexander MARTIN

Regimental number617
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolFort St Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTraveller
Addressc/o W.T. Johnston, solicitor, Granville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Martin, c/o W.T. Johnston, solicitor, Granville, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death26
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 25), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie MARTIN, Ogilvie Street, Denman, New south Wales. Native of Brisbane, Queensland

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