Reginald Lyal MARTIN

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MARTIN, Reginald Lyal

Service Number:	S24207
Enlisted:	6 March 1941, Port Augusta, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Port Augusta, SA, 11 March 1918
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, New Britain, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 6 March 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Ranges War Memorial and Honour Roll, Port Augusta District WW2 Honour Board, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda

World War 2 Service

6 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, S24207
6 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Port Augusta, SA
6 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S24207, 19 Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Involvement

Basic info and newspaper article

*Martin, Reginald Lyal. Australian Army, S24207, Private 19 Australian Infantry Battalion. Born Port Augusta, S.A. 11 March 1918. Enlisted Port Augusta, S.A. 6 March 1941. Locality on enlistment Port Augusta, S.A. Killed in Action, New Britain, 6 March 1945. N.O.K. (Father) James Martin. Educated and worked at Bookaloo, East-West Railway. Enlisted with his brother Maurice David Martin.

The Advertiser, Saturday 17 March 1945
Private Casualty Advices
Advice has been received that Pte. R. L. Martin, son of Mrs. J. T. Martin, of Fern street, Davenport, Port Augusta, and the late Mr. Martin, was killed in action with the AMF in New Britain on March 6. Pte. Martin, who would have been 26 this week, was taught by correspondence school at Bookaloo for some
years and completed his schooling at Port Augusta. He entered the AMF in 1940 and was at Darwin with the 43rd Battalion for 18 months. Before enlisting he was employed on stations in the district and in the Commonwealth Railways. A brother, Pte. M. D. Martin, is serving in the same battalion.

Martin, Maurice David. Australian Army, S24155, Lance Corporal, 19 Australian Infantry Battalion. Born Broken Hill, N.S.W. 27 July 1913. Enlisted Port Augusta, S.A. 6 March 1941. Locality on enlistment Davenport Nth. S.A. [Port Augusta]. Discharged 11 March 1946. N.O.K. (Father) James Martin.

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