| Regimental number | 1296 |
| Place of birth | Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | 407 Dandenong Road, Armadale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | J.A. Martin, 407 Dandenong Road, Armadale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Seymour, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 2nd Reinforcements, 4th Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Appointed Lance Corporal, 16 January 1916. Taken on strength, 8th Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kebir, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left leg), and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 21 July 1916; transferred to England, 25 July 1916, and admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax, 26 July 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 August 1916; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 31 August 1916. Granted furlough, 20 September 1916. Marched out to 1st Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 22 September 1916. Appointed EDP [Extra Duty Pay] Corporal from 25 November to 31 December 1916. Taken on strength, 21st Machine Gun Company, 15 January 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 15 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 March 1917. Selected to attend No 4 Officers Cadet Bn, Oxford, commencing 5 October 1917. Qualified for commission in Infantry, and appointed 2nd Lieutenant. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 April 1918; taken on strength, 1st Machine Gun Bn, 25 April 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 5 May 1918 (multiple shrapnel wounds); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 6 May 1918, and transferred to 15th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 5 British Red Cross Hospital, 7 May 1918; to England, 22 May 1918, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital (multiple gun shot wounds); transferred to 6th Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 19 September 1918. Promoted Lieutenant, 1 August 1918. Transferred to 3rd London General Hospital, 2 December 1918 (right arm amputated). Granted sick leave, 13-28 February 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence allowance of 10/- per day (Non-Military Employment) to obtain tuition in French at the Modern School of Languages, Golders Green, London, 6 February-31 July 1919. Proceeded overseas to France for one month, 1 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 August 1919; discharged (appointment terminated) (medically unfit), 30 May 1921. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Note: did not embarked until January 1916; does not appear eligible for 1914-15 Star. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MARTIN Leslie James |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
