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Leonard Joseph Martin

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Martin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10623 AWMM
  • Gender
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Baptist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Mary Martin (mother), 38 Queens Parade, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10623 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 Carpenter/Civilian 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Robert Bartlett Martin and Mary Martin of 38 Queens Parade, Devonport

    Family recount that a family house in Auckland was named "Trois Arbres" after the war in his memory.

    Three brothers enlisted for service in WW1. Leonard Joseph Martin (10623) and Raymond Robert Martin (10635) saw active service abroad, while Allan George Martin (35296) enlisted but did not embark. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 July 1917 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France AWMM I. V. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Devonport War Memorial, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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  • The 100 year memorial of the death of Gunner Leonard Joseph Martin is on 22 July, 2017. He was my great uncle on my paternal grandmother's side. He was born on 23 December, 1884 and was 32 when he was killed in action.
    Public - Karen - Other relative - 18 July 2017
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