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MARTIN, Charles Connell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 730 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Daylesford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29 Commemorated in the Daylesford Cemetery, Victoria, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daylesford War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 730, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 730, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew Clark Martin and Elizabeth Martin of Raglan Street, Carlton, Victoria formerly of Daylesford, Victoria. Brother of Helen Begg McKinnon nee Martin
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served six years with both the Senior and Junior Cadets