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MARTIN, Ernest James

Service Numbers:	5414, V147413
Enlisted:	21 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nathalia, Strathbogie - Victoria, Australia, 25 June 1896
Home Town:	Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	19 February 1974, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Nathalia Public Cemetery, Moira Shire, Victoria, Australia Cremated at Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria
Memorials:	Nathalia Methodist Church 1939-45 Roll of Honour, Nathalia Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Nathalia WW2 Memorial Wall, Nathalia War Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 14th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides
25 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 14th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia

World War 2 Service

27 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V147413

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Miriam Gifford, Nathalia Post Office, Nathalia, Victoria