Regimental number | 622 |
Place of birth | Walker upon Tyne, England |
School | Armstrongs School, Elswick Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 74 Windsor Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Rita Martin, Wingfield Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Northumberland Royal Engineers Volunteers. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Took a very great interest in soldering and his country. He was an excellent marksman at one time and was keenly interested in all branches of sport. He was accidentally killed in Egypt. |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 164), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 51 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Margaret Ann MARTIN. Native of Walker-on-Tyne, England |