MARTIN, Michael David
(Service number 10/1567)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 07/06/1887 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 22 December 1914 | Age | 27 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Metropolitian Hotel,Wanganui, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Bushman for LH James of Waitahingo | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Martin (Mother), Cave, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima - Ship | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915 Galliopli 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1915 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Cave War Memorial, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Cave First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mr John and Mrs Mary Martin of Cave, South Canterbury.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); CWGC (Oct 2013); Archways (June 2014, April 2015); NZ War Graves (Oct 2013); NZBDM 1887/7068
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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