MARTIN, Arthur Daniel
(Service number 44977)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 05/07/1888 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 December 1916 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Alexandra Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer (chaff cutter) | ||
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| Marital Status | Married (20 December 1916 | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. L. MARTIN (wife), care of Mrs A. W. Austin, 47 Rose Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | G Company 24th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 5 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal (issued 1920) | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 October 1973 | Age | 85 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Temuka | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of Charles Alexander and Sarahj Martin, Arthur attended Temuka School from 1894 to 1902. At 26, he married Charlotte Louisa Austin on 20 December 1920, only weeks after his enlistment in the armed forces. Both Arthur's brother, Ernest Tronchet Martin, and his brother in-law, Albert Henry Austin also served in the war.
On 7 November 1918 Arthur embarked from Plymouth for New Zealand aboard the ship Ulmiroa. Arthur returned home to his wife, whom he had nine children with between 1919 and 1933 (four girls and five boys). Arthur conducted a cartage business with dfray and horse, and his family remembers he had a fine vegetable garden and was active with the Salvation Army and Band.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [24 January 2014]; Headstone image Temuka Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [27 July 2014]; SCRoll submission from G Martin, 20 October 2015
External Links
Related Documents
- Soldiers Letters - Temuka Leader – 19 February 1918 (pdf, 118.7 KB updated 19-Oct-2017)
- Biographical notes - Albert Daniel Martin courtesy of G Martin (pdf, 275.8 KB updated 21-Oct-2015)
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