MARTIN, Charles Badham
| Service Number: | 3377 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia, 15 March 1872 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VI, Row I, Grave No. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3377, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3377, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3377, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Badham Martin, was the sixth son of the late Sir James Martin, aged 46 years when he died. Sir James Martin was the Premier of New South Wales on three occasions and was Chief Justice of NSW, a position he held until his passing in 1886. Sydney’s Martin Place is named in his honour.
Charles was educated at the Kings School Parramatta, and was a barrister at law, and 44 years of age when he enlisted in April 1916. Curiously, he joined up in Hughenden, Queensland, and gave his occupation as a boundary rider. He gave his next of kin as his sister, Mrs. Norah Manning, who was also married to a prominent barrister and politician, Sir Henry Edward Manning.
Charles arrived in England in April 1917 and joined the 47th Battalion in Belgium during October 1917. He was reported missing on the 5 April 1918 when the 47th Battalion stood in the path of an overwhelming German infantry attack by several divisions.
George has a detailed Red Cross wounded and missing file in which all the witnesses state he was in B Company on the Dernancourt side of the railway embankment they were defending, when he was hit by a shell and both his legs were badly shattered. Although he was carried to Company headquarters, there was very heavy fighting taking place, and the position was captured by the Germans. Martin was last seen in this place, almost unconscious and in a very bad way.
Although he was reported missing, his remains were found and buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension just after the war.
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