James Lewis MARTIN

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Service Number:	1830
Enlisted:	21 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, 1888
Home Town:	Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 July 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot V111, Row E. Grave 4 Rev. J.C. Flood of the 48th Battalion officiated, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange WW1 Honour Board

21 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1830, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1830, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1830, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
12 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1830, 46th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the back (serious)and evacuated to England on 17 August 1916 on board HS Newhaven
27 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, In the field
16 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, In the field
21 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 46th Infantry Battalion, In the field
11 Jul 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 1830, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1830 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-11

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Son of Ellen Martin of 27 Sale Street, Orange, NSW; later of William Street, Orange, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal