MARTIN, John Cecil
(Service number 24835)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 August 1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Next of Kin | William MARTIN (father), Sutherland, 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 | 13th Reinforcements, Cyclists Corps | ||
| Date | 17 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 October 1968 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Purewa Crematorium, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Cecil Martin, who was bos born as cecil and went to school as Cecil, was the only child of William and Emma (née Bebbington) Martin. He was educated at Timaru Main, Gleniti and Waimataitai schools..Corporal John C. Martin, 24835, arrived home in a contingent of sick and wounded in October 1917. John Cecil Martin married Sylvia Wynne Hamber in 1926. His mother died in 1954, his father possibly in 1951.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 December 2019]; Sun, 22 October 1917 (Papers Past) [30 January 2019]; Purewa Cemetery Cremation records [31 December 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 January 2020]; School admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [01 January 2020]
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