MARTIN, Orville Stowe
| Service Number: | 1751 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, November 1881 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Private Hospital, Bentleigh, Vic., 30 October 1954 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Independent C 110 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 8 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1751, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1751, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 26 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1751, 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Lt Orville Stowe MARTIN
Regimental Number: 1751
Unit Name: 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: School Teacher
Address: 'Orville', 9 Downshire Road, Elsternwick, Vic.
Age of Enlistment: 33 years and 8 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Father, John Martin, 'Orville', 9 Downshire Road, Elsternwick, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A60 Aeneas, on 8 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Lieutenant
Regimental Number from Nominal Roll: Commissioned
Unit from Nominal Roll: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: After arrival in Egypt, embarked on Corsican, from Alexandria on 28 May 1916, for Plymouth, Devon, England. Reverts to rank of Sergeant at his own request on 9 July 1916. On 23 December 1916 Taken on Strength from 2nd Reinforcements, 2nd Pioneer Battalion. Proceeding overseas to France per Princess Victoria, from Folkstone, England, 4 December 1916. Reverts to rank at 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, on 5 December 1916. To be A/Sergeant from 8 December 1916. Marched out to unit on 15 December 1916, Taken on Strength in the Field on 23 December 1916. To be Corporal, In the Field from 5 May 1917, then Sergeant from 21 May 1917, then Temporary Company Sergeant Major from 22 May 1917. Reverts to Private on March out from Etaples on 15 December 1917 for leave. Rejoined from leave on 2 January 1918. To be 2nd Lieutenant 15 January 1918, France. Promoted Lieutenant, France 26 April 1918. On 9 July 1918 admitted to 5th Casualty Clearing Station with influenza. On 17 July 1918 transferred from 5th to 20th Casualty Clearing Station Discharged to duty 24 July 1918 and rejoined the 2nd Pioneer Battalion the next day. Admitted sick to hospital, on 10 August 1918 and placed on seconded list, invalided sick. On leave in Paris, France at time. Admitted 8th Canadian General Hospital, St Cloud, France, on 13 September 1918, with diptheria, then on the 17 September 1918 to the 39th General Hospital, Le Havre, France. Rejoined unit from hospital on 30 November 1918. On 4 January 1919 to Aust. Corps School. Marched out to England on 11 April 1919, before sailing for Australia.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Rio Negro, 29 May 1919, disembarking 22 July 1919. He married Doris Elma Neal, 21 May 1926, Church of England, Lakes Entrance, Vic.
Place of Death: 30 October 1954, in a Private Hospital, Bentleigh, Vic.
Place of Burial: Brighton General Cemetery, Brighton, Vic.
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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