| Regimental number | 231 |
| Place of birth | Gundagai, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Hatmaker |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W J Anthony, Crown Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 3, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/8/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John ANTHONY (mother unknown to correspondent: step-mother: Mrs J. ANTHONY) |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 633 Pte William ANTHONY, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918; 64997 Pte Frank ANTHONY, Queensland Reinforcement 8, embarked, 7 November 1918; ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 12 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 14 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England (date not recorded). Transferred to Australian Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 21 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France; taken on strength, 12th Machine Gun Company, in the field, 22 June 1917. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 18 August 1917; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 20 August 1917 (trench fever); to England, 22 August 1917, and admitted same day to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 September 1917; discharged on furlough, 10 September 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 24 September 1917. Classified B.1.A.2. Marched in to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 6 October 1917, and reclassified A.3. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 19 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 29 November 1917. Unit designation changed to 4th Machine Gun Bn, 1 April 1918. On leave to Paris, 27 June 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 9 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 11 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 27 October 1918. Detached to Divisional Sanitary School, 28 October 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 3 November 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 11 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Commonwealth', 13 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 12 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Place of burial | South Brisbane Cemetery (Catholic Portion, Plot 2E, Grave No. 220), Brisbane, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANTHONY Martin |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
