Vivian Bernard MARTIN

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MARTIN, Vivian Bernard

Service Number:	5148
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strahan, Tasmania, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Strahan, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I A 28 Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY REST IN PEACE ,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strahan War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5148, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5148, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Mary Martin, of Strahan, Tasmania

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

A labourer with previous service in the 91st Militia Battalion prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 January 1916. He embarked for overseas with the 16th Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion from Melbourne on 29 March 1916 aboard RMS Orontes. Following further training in Egypt, he joined the 12th Battalion in France and later transferred to the 52nd Battalion. He was killed in action near Flers, France, aged 20 years.

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