Percy Wilfred MARTIN

MARTIN, Percy Wilfred

    Service Number: 1990
    Enlisted: 4 February 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales
    Schooling: High School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Law Clerk
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1 August 1915
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Plot 1, Row H, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: A soldier now in heaven,
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Taree War Memorial Clock Tower
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
    20 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1990, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    20 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1990, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Stephen and Jane Martin of  High Street, Taree, NSW. Brother of Norman Lee Martin who returned to Australia on 30 January 1918 having served with the 3rd Battalion and Clarence William Martin who returned to Australia on the 23 June 1919 having served with the 54th Battalion

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

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