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MARTENS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1788 |
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| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement 1788, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked 1788, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1788, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1788 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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