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William Leonard Martin

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Leonard AWMM
  • Surname
    Martin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 734 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 14 April 1915 AWMM Ryde House, 399 Upper Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elsie Martin, Ryde House 399 Upper Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 April 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 734 AWMM
  • Military service
    Served for 4 years in Newtown Rifles, 1st Battalion, Citizen Military Forces. AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9.75"5 AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM
    • 18 October 1915 AWMMDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 July 1915.
    Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 1 October 1915 (diarrhoea), and transferred same day to Hospital Ship.
    Transferred to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 5 October 1915 (enteric).
    Died of enteric fever, 21st General Hospital, 18 October 1915. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    18 October 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 25), Egypt AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

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