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MARTIN, Francis Aubrey Dunstan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 654 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clyde, Invercargill, Otago, Hastings, New Zealand, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School, Waipukurau & District High School, Hastings, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple wounds, At sea on board HS Derflinger, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 18 Chaplain A.G. Talbot officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 654, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 654, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 654, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis White Martin of 7 Marine Parade, Napier, Hawkes Bay, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to leaving for Australia he served with the NZ Territorial Force for a brief time