MARTIN, Frank Warren
| Service Number: | 39672 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
| Born: | Nth Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, 29 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Old age?, Heidelberg, Vic, 24 October 1979, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 39672, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 39672, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 39672, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Australian Army Ordnance Corps | |
| 12 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 39672, Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Gunner Frank Warren MARTIN
Regimental Number: 39672
Unit Name: Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 35
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Civil Servant
Address: Elsternwick, Vic.
Age of Enlistment: 19 years and 3 months
Enlistment Date: 30 January 1918, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Father: John Martin, 'Orville', Downshire Road, Elsternwick, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Gunner
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board SS Port Darwin, on 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll: Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll: Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Travelled to England, via Suez and Alexandria, Egypt, disembarking Southampton, Hampshire, England, 16 July 1918. Proceeded to France from Dover, Kent, England, on 4 October 1918. Transferred to Australian General Base Depot at Rouelles, France, 6 October 1918. Taken on Strength, to 12th Army Bde, Australian Field Artillery on 12 October 1918. Transferred to A.A.O.C., France, on 9 February 1919, and Taken on Strength the same day. He was still with A.A.O.C. on 7 June 1919. He was marched out to England via Calais, France, on 30 June 1919. On furlough between 21 July and 5 August 1919, reporting to Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, before his return to Australia.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A14 Euripides, 6 September 1919, disembarking 20 October 1919. He married Nancy Deeble, 14 September 1938, St Clements Church of England, Elsternwick, Vic.
Place of Death: 24 November 1979, Heidelberg, Vic.
Place of Cremation: His ashes were scattered atSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Vic
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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