Reuben Vivian MARTIN

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Service Number:	2658
Enlisted:	1 April 1915, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Two Wells, South Australia, 4 October 1890
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not known
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 26th General Hospital, Etaples, France, 9 December 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row F, Grave 3A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler Salvation Army Honour Roll

1 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2658, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2658, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
26 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 50th Infantry Battalion
9 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2658, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2658 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-09

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Reuben Vivian MARTIN was born at Two Wells, South Australia on 4th October, 1890

His parents were Edmund MARTIN & Mary Ann WADE

He married Elsie May VINALL on 20th February, 1915 in the Registry Office in Adelaide - one son Arthur Vivian born 1st May, 1915

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Two of his brothers served in WW1

1. James Erl MARTIN (SN 5063) - returned to Australia in 1918

2. John Edmund MARTIN (SN 513) - returned to Australia in 1915

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