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MARTIN, Frank Reginald
| Service Number: | 30619 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 19 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Willunga, South Australia, 9 July 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 30619, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 30619, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Driver, 30619, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 30619, Received a gunshot wound to his left knee while serving with 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 30619 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 30619 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Frank Martin was an unmarried Willunga resident and aged 21 yrs when he enlisted at Adelaide. He stood 5'8" (173cm) and weighed 58lbs (72kg) and had a fresh complexion, blue eyes and fair hair.
He embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916 and served as a driver in France until 7 September 1917 when he transferred to 7th Australian Artillery Brigade. On 01 September 1918 he received a gunshot wound to his left knee..
After he returned home Frank married Myrtle Tryphena Pike and they ahd four children,Ross, Laurel, Audrey and Nita.
Myrtle died in 1966, aged 70 and Frank later re-married to Gladys. Frank died on 9 July 1980 aged 85 and is buried in the Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery.
Exerpts from the Book, "A Picture of Fortitude" with approval from the Willunga Recreational Park.
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