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William Edwin Thomas MARTIN

Regimental number346
Place of birthFife, Scotland
SchoolPublic School, Aberdeen, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachinist
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Martin, 1 Wellington Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Enlistment date2 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was very popular in swimming circles being Captain of the Commercial Swimming Club.
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death27.11
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth MARTIN, 1081 Bordeaux Street, Montreal, Canada. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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