John William MARTIN

MARTIN, John William

Service Number: TX4343
Enlisted: 13 March 1941, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
Born: Breadalbane, North Midlands Council, Tasmania, 24 November 1908
Home Town: Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Illness, Thailand, 1 June 1943, aged 34 years
Cemetery: Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
(CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: A6. C. 6.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Burnie Other Wars Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, TX4343
13 Mar 1941: Involvement Private, TX4343, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore
13 Mar 1941: Enlisted Private, TX4343, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
13 Mar 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX4343, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
15 Feb 1942: Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of John Henry MARTIN & Ellen (nee BARKER) MARTIN.

Next of Kin - Wife:  [Edith MARTIN] Edith Emily (nee WHITTLE) MARTIN, of Sandy Bay, City of Hobart, Tasmania.