Regimental number | 1789 |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Other Names | Alexander Alan |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | 39 Junction Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B. Martin, 39 Junction Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Aberdeen Rifles (3 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 6368 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Enlisted for second period of service, see 6368 Private Alexander Allan MARTIN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Admitted to hospital, Mudros, 29 July 1915 (diarrhoea); disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 10 August 1915 (lumbago); to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1915 (enteric). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 3 September 1915; disembarked, 21 September 1915; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: entro-colitis and sciatica), 12 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | Kincumber Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN Alexander Allan |