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MARTIN, James Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 208 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tammin, Tammin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 208, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 208, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 208, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Henry and Ellen Martin of Tammin, WA. Brother of Stanley Lewis Martin who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 23 Machine Gun Company and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate, Ypres on Panel 31
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal