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Albert Edward MARTIN

Regimental number3250
Place of birthQueens Road, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolFive Dock Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFive Dock, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Martin, Queens Road, Five Dock, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death34
Place of burialAubigny British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 20), (Somme), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Emily MARTIN, Queens Road, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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