Regimental number | 11586 |
Place of birth | Forbes, New South Wales |
School | All Saints College, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | L and E agent |
Address | 'Clonard', Mowbray Road, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G J Martin, 'Clonard', Mowbray Road, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His great grandfather Captain Swanston (Indian Army) sruveyed the first road from Baghdad to Constantiople in 1813. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 1), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Georgina Jessie MARTIN. Native of Forbes, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Brigadier General E F Martin CB DSO . |