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MARTIN, George Granville Furniss
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1440 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1939, Woodside, SA |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, 22 February 1906 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Supply Manager for Holdens Motor Vehicle plant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 28 August 1942, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Oct 1939: | Involvement Major, SX1440, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Woodside, SA | |
| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX1440, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Granville Furniss MARTIN was born in Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia on 22nd February, 1906
His parents were George Gozzard MARTIN & Henrietta Augusta HILLS
He married Mary STUART on 1st October, 1932 in Hackney, South Australia
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