Regimental number | 2138 |
Place of birth | St George, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Mitchell, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susannah Readon, Tongy Station via Mitchell, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
'I am told he was one of the bravest of boys in battle and many a man owed their lives to him for carrying them off the field out of danger often under heavy shell fire. They felt sure had he gone through the Somme battles he would have had a decoration.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Gazaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Charles Martin and Susannah Richards of Watson Street, Charleville, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |