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MARKHAM, Martin Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2581 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Sigs 2 Australian Corps |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 23 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician and mechanic |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland , Australia, 13 February 1955, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Monumental East Side, Row W3, Site 6947. |
| Memorials: | Chillagoe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2581, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2581, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2581, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 10 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Reverts to Sapper | |
| 23 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Sigs 2 Australian Corps | |
| 13 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2581, Returned to Australia. |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jul 1942: | Enlisted |
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