MARTIN, James Thomas
| Service Number: | 8573696 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 2011 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1 June 1991 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed by Afghan National Army soldier, Uruzgan Province, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 29 August 2012, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Afghanistan Service
| 24 Jan 2011: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 8573696 | |
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| 24 Jan 2011: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2) | |
| 29 Aug 2012: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 8573696, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment |
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Sapper Martin was born in Perth, Western Australia on 1 June 1991. He enlisted into the Australian Regular Army on 24 January 2011 and completed recruit training at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion in Wagga Wagga in April 2011, where he was allocated to the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers.
In May 2011, Sapper Martin attended the School of Military Engineering in Sydney and began his Initial Employment Training as a Combat Engineer. On completion of his Combat Engineer course in August 2011, he was posted to the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment in Brisbane.
On his arrival at the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Sapper Martin became a member of the 7th Combat Engineer Squadron. He completed a number of additional courses including Combat Engineer High Threat Search, Communications and Weapon courses. Along with the rest of his Squadron, Sapper Martin Force Concentrated in Townsville with the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment in early 2012, in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan.
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