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MARTIN, Francis Duke
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2029, 2079 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tiley, Yorkshire, England, September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Marlo, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Uppingham School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2079, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2079, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2079, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2079 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Leigh Mitchell
"...2079 Private Francis Duke Martin, 3rd Reinforcements, 29th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England). Pte Martin enlisted on 6 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ballarat on 18 February 1916. On 7 February 1917 he was promoted to the rank of Corporal. He was wounded in action on 9 March 1917 and promoted to the rank of Sergeant on 9 April 1917. On 26 September 1917 Sergeant Martin was killed in action at Polygon Wood in the Menin Road area of Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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