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MARTIN, William Leslie

Service Numbers:	1732, S67520
Enlisted:	7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Adelaide, SA, 3 November 1891
Home Town:	Unley, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College
Occupation:	Salesman (post-war Managing Director)
Died:	Cancer, Adelaide, South Australia, 17 November 1964, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Unley South Park Bowling Club Memorial, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1732, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1732, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

World War 2 Service

31 Mar 1942:	Involvement Private, S67520, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
31 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S67520
31 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
12 Apr 1944:	Discharged

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Wounded 1732, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Discharged from Service on 21 Apr 1919