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MARTYR, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 17 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stock buyer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 8 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
Personal Stories
Wounded in Action
Mr. H. Bracher, of Toowoomba, has received news that his nephew, Lieutenant Frederick Martyr, has been wounded in France.
Lieutenant Martyr prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force was a well-known pigeon shot, and was employed by the A.M.E. Co.
PERSONAL NOTES. (1916, September 2). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 38.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23608760
Submitted 5 November 2024 by John Warren