Regimental number | 5959 |
Place of birth | Thargomindah, Queensland |
School | Goombungee State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Goombungee via Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Sarah Martyn, Goombungee via Toowoomba, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was one of approximately 400 Aborigines who served in the AIF. (Ken Inglis. 'Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape', 1998) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 108 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Rose MARTYN, Goombungee, Queensland. Native of Toowoomba, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |