John Swanston MARTIN

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Service Number:	11586
Enlisted:	14 October 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	All Saints College, Bathurst, NSW
Occupation:	Station Manager
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 September 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot 1, Row G, Grave 1, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

14 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11586
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11586, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11586, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Osterley, Sydney
15 Sep 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 11586, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11586 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-15

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