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Martin ECKERT

Regimental number1112
Place of birthArmidale New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressBarraba, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Eckert, Barraba, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 9), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary ECKERT; husband of Mary A. ECKERT, Cherry Street, Barraba, New South Wales. Native of Armidale, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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