Harry Redfearn Martin
- Service number
- 31635 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
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About birth
- Birth
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Care of Gisborne Sheepfarmers, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Care of Gisborne Sheepfarmers, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs D. Ames (mother), Wharekaka, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs D. Ames (mother), Wharekaka, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Libya AWMM
- North Africa AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 31635 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
DCM. London Gazette 20 January 1942 AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM 25 Wellington Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- WW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Held rank of Sergeant at the time he was awarded the DCM AWMM
- Within half an hour of opening the attack on hill 175, on Sunday, November 23, Sergeant Harry Redfearn Martin’s platoon commander was killed and he took over the command of the platoon in a Wellington battalion. He remained in command for the following eight days of the action. On the afternoon of November 23, when his platoon was infiladed by heavy machine-gun fire from the left, rear and right front and also from tanks, Sergeant Martin, by the skillful use of fire movement, succeeded in pushing home, a series of local counter-attacks and succeeded in neutralising the enemy opposition in a strong machine-gun position. His leadership, courage and self-sacrifice was an inspiration to the platoonPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 February 2024 - NOTED GALLANTRY
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20639, 15 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 5
About death
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Listed at The National Archives (UK) : War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army). Documents online
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/
Further Reference - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945.
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference
- Listed at The National Archives (UK) : War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army). Documents online
- References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 3: WW2 319 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 14: WW2 65 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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