The AIF Project

William Emilus MARTIN

Regimental number5409
Place of birthWandook Station, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
Occupationboundary rider
AddressDahwilly, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr J H Martin, Dahwilly, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death20.4
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 3), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lucy MARTIN, Dahwelly Station, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.