MARTIN, George
| Service Number: | 4830 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, 4 years senior cadets |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia, August 1897 |
| Home Town: | New Lambton, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Lambton Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wheeler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 16 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Laventie Military Cemetery, la Gorgue Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 4 years senior cadets | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4830, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4830 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-16 |
George’s Age
George Martin was only 18 when he was killed in action.
He was my grandfather’s brother who also served in France. Stanley Samuel Martin 1914-1915
AN&MEF to PNG
Service number 152.
1915-1919
Service number
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3rd Battalion AIF
1915-1919
Shot & wounded Sniper left collar bone.
18/Aug/1916
Moquet Farm.
Remained in England until Oct 1918 returned to France on that date.
Served on past wars end.
Submitted 27 April 2023 by Audrey Thibault
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Let us remember a Fallen soldier of The Great War memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
On the 16th July 1916, Private George Martin, 54th Battalion (Reg No-4830), wheeler from 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, was Killed in Action 3 days before the Battle of Fromelles (19-20th July 1916), age 18 years 11 months. Cause of death unknown.
No Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing File.
Born at 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales ? August? 1897 to Samuel (died 28.8.1900, New Lambton, N.S.W., age 40) and Mary Martin (remarried to Samuel Sanderson 1904, New Lambton, N.S.W., died 26.5.1934, Wallsend, N.S.W., age 71, of 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, buried at METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) B SE. 24, Mary Sanderson died 14.12.1942, New Lambton, N.S.W., age 78, sleeping here, METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 17 SE. 36) of 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, George enlisted on the 24th August 1915 with the 2nd Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Star of England on the 8th March 1916.
Disembarked Marseilles, France 29.6.1916.
17 days in the field.
George is resting at Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France. Plot II Row A Grave 20.
Place of Association - New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
Mr. Martin’s name has been inscribed on the Lambton and New Lambton Roll of Honor, New Lambton Public School Roll of Honour, New Lambton War Memorial Gates, Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
Younger brother Samuel Stanley (born 8.5.1892, 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, railway loco fireman from Imperial Hotel, Erskineville, New South Wales, enlisted 12.8.1914, an Original Anzac, Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), A Company, Reg No-152, RTA 4.3.1915, reenlisted 22.7.1915, 3rd Battalion, Reg No-3376, wounded in action - 18.8.1916 (GSW clavicle, mild, fractured elbow), RTA 10.2.1920, Australian Army Pay Corps, with wife and 2 children, died 24.1.1957, Ryde, N.S.W., not officially commemorated) also served 1st A.I.F.
Younger brother Albert (born 2.5.1900, 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, moulders apprentice from 22 Collaroy Road, New Lambton, New South Wales, enlisted 17.5.1918, unfit for active service (deformity in lower jaw, weak abdominal wall), died 1968, Sydney, N.S.W.).
Unfortunately, the large headstone at the Martin gravesite has now toppled foreward from the base and has cracked, so I will now place a Memorial cross adorned with poppies in remembrance of the service and supreme sacrifice of their son George for God, King & Country. METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 17 SE. 36.
I am hoping that descendants will be aware and maybe restoration work can take place.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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