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Arthur William Martin

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur William AWMM
  • Surname
    Martin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2232 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Post-office, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A. Martin (father), Annerly Road, Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2232 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Arthur Martin was the son of Arthur and Jane Martin, of 75 North View Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. AWMM
    • His elder brother, Private Harry Haynes Martin also fell. [08/08/1915]. He was 27 and served with the Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F., Service Number 10/2233.

      Both are remembered on the grave of their parents, Arthur and Jane Martin at Southend-on-Sea, Sutton Road Cemetery, Essex. Public - Geoffrey - Researcher - 18 May 2018 - Gravestone
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 July 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
18 May 2018GeoffreyTilbury, United KingdomResearcher

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