MARTIN, Frederick David
(Service number 50704)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 9 November 1894 | Place of Birth | Otaio |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otaio, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | A. MARTIN (father), Otaio, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 36th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 21 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki; transferred to Ormonde at Sydney for Suez | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | *1986 | Age | |
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Biographical Notes
Frederick David Martin was the son of Andrew and Margaret Janet (née Ogilvie) Martin. He was educated at Otaio and Washdyke schools. Sergeant F. D. Martin returned to New Zealand from Egypt per the troopship “Ellenga”, embarking at Suez on 23 July 1919 and arriving in late August. His brother Andrew Martin also served in World War I. Frederick married Betsy Eva Fenwick in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 April 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [April 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 April 2020]; Sun, 16 August 1919 (Papers Past) [04 April 2020]
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