Henry Francis Samuel MARTIN

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MARTIN, Henry Francis Samuel

Service Number:	2425
Enlisted:	10 February 1916, Place of Enlistment Townsville Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Normanton, Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1888
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Normanton State School Normanton Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Salvation Army Ironmonger
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 February 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval E 33
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Normanton Carpentaria Shire Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2425, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Place of Enlistment Townsville Queensland.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2425, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2425, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane

Eye witness account by a mate - Private Norman Reynolds

I was one of the party that was with him at the time and assisted at his burial which took place in the afternoon … our Chaplain took the service all company Officers being present. He is buried in another grave with a comrade named Davies who was killed by the same shell (High Explosive). His death was instantaneous … shortly after our battalion moved to another locality but before moving the battalion erected a cross on the grave. The cross is painted white but the names of Martin and Davies are painted in black … my late friend and comrade would be roughly five foot six inches in height, medium build with a ruddy complexion, hair russet or reddish (or perhaps I may use our common expression ginger), amongst his friends he was often called ‘Bluey’ … he was a good living fellow and was at the time of joining up an active member of the Salvation Army at Townsville

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau file, Private Henry Martin,
http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/1DRL428/
00023/1DRL428–00023–1720609.pdf

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