Thomas Joseph MARTIN

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Service Number:	3979
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 April 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X1, Row A, Grave 9, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3979, Enlisted at Melbourne
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3979, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3979, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide
23 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 8th Battalion to the 58th Battalion in the field
26 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3979, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3979 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-26

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Son of James and Margaret Martin of 3 Chetwynd Road, North Melbourne later of Moonee Ponds, Vic.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal