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Martin Theodore FRITSCH

Regimental number4149
Place of birthSalisbury, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, Salisbury, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressSalisbury, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Fritsch, Salisbury, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBonpay Farm, River Somme, France
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialBronfay Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 5), Bray-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank Emil and Julia FRITSCH, Salisbury, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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