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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918

Gunner Frank Warren MARTIN
Regimental Number:   39672
Unit Name:   Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 35

 Religion:   Church of England

Occupation:   Civil Servant

Address:   Elsternwick, Vic.

Age of Enlistment:   19 years and 3 months

Enlistment Date:   30 January 1918, Melbourne, Vic.

Next of Kin:   Father:  John Martin, 'Orville', Downshire Road, Elsternwick, Vic.

Rank on Enlistment:   Gunner  

Embarkation Details:   Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board SS Port Darwin, on 30 April 1918

Rank from Nominal Roll:   Gunner

Unit from Nominal Roll:   Australian Army Ordnance Corps

Campaigns Served:   France

War Service/Promotions:   Travelled to England, via Suez and Alexandria, Egypt, disembarking Southampton, Hampshire, England, 16 July 1918. Proceeded to France from Dover, Kent, England, on 4 October 1918. Transferred to Australian General Base Depot at Rouelles, France, 6 October 1918. Taken on Strength, to 12th Army Bde, Australian Field Artillery on 12 October 1918. Transferred to A.A.O.C., France, on 9 February 1919, and Taken on Strength the same day. He was still with A.A.O.C. on 7 June 1919. He was marched out to England via Calais, France, on 30 June 1919. On furlough between 21 July and  5 August 1919, reporting to Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, before his return to Australia.

Fate:   Returned to Australia per HMAT A14 Euripides, 6 September 1919, disembarking 20 October 1919. He married Nancy Deeble, 14 September 1938, St Clements Church of England, Elsternwick, Vic.

Place of Death:   24 November 1979, Heidelberg, Vic.

Place of Cremation:   His ashes were scattered atSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Vic

Medals/Citations:   British War Medal; Victory Medal