George Peter Martin

Forenames

George Peter AWMM

Surname

Martin AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/2235 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

19 Jan 1890 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Birth notes

Son of Mrs. G. P. Martin, of 24, Virginia Avenue, Auckland

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Next of kin

Mrs G.P. Martin (mother), Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

husband of the late C. Martin, of Thames.

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/2235 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 Talune 21 September 1918 AWMM Vessel was Talune AWMM Private AWMM Samoan Reinforcements AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
  Influenza AWMM
• Height, WWI AWMM
  5' 8" AWMM
• Weight, WWI AWMM
  154 lb AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
Samoan Relief Force AWMM

Son of Mrs. G. P. Martin, of 24, Virginia Avenue, Auckland; husband of the late C. Martin, of Thames.

War service: Samoa
Embarked New Zealand, 21 September 1918.
Died, 28 November 1918 (influenza).
Medal: British War Medal

Mother: Mrs G.P. Martin, 24 Virginia Avenue, Auckland; Wife: the late C. Martin, Thames

Father: George Peter MARTIN, b. Auckland; mother, Caroline MARTIN, b. Wales

Next of Kin: Mr G. P. Martin, Eden Terr., Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

28 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Magiagi Cemetery, Apia, Samoa AWMM Soldiers' Plot. Grave 10. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10929038
  Further Reference
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
  http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
  Sources Used

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  90: 24
• NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
• Weddell, H. (2016). Soldiers from the Pacific : the story of Pacific Island soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand : Defence of New Zealand Study Group.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18