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John MARTIN

Regimental number687
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHairdresser
Address21 Derham Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinElizabeth Martin, 21 Derham Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Enlistment date1/15/19
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Italian Decoration for Valour


'(Pozieres) Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as [a] stretcher-bearer.'
Recommendation date: 4 February 1917

FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 November 1979

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