MARTIN, Eric Vivian Holland
| Service Number: | 6660 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps AIF |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hackney, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide & Sturt Street public schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Suicide linked to war related illness, Near Largs Bay, South Australia, 22 August 1919, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery |
| Memorials: | St Peters Heroes War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6660, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Adelaide | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6660, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 6660, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Embarked from Suez on 21 Jan1916 for return to Australia following diagnosis of Tuberculosis of the kidney. Arrived in Australia on 21 Feb 1916 and admitted to 7th AGH Keswick. | |
| 31 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6660, Discharged - medically unfit TB (kidney) |
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Eric Vivian Holland MARTIN was born on 7th May 1891. His parents were Vivian Stevens & Jane Ifould MARTIN nee HOLLAND, and the family home was 4 Palm Place, off North Terrace Hackney, which is now in the grounds of St Peters College.
He enlisted in May 1915, sent to Egypt, and repatriated home in January 1916 suffering from Renal TB. On arrival back in Australia (February 1916) he was admitted to the 7th AGH, Keswick for medical care. He was discharged on 31 May 1916.
He married Jean Mitchell McNeil 1916. They had a son Ian Holland Born 1 June 1919. They resided at The Esplanade Largs Bay.
On his return he became very active in advocating for returned soldiers. Following his discharge, he worked on constructing the constitution of Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League. From Sept 1917 he was a Vice President of the S.A. Branch, the Associations representative of the State War Council, the Associations trustee in January 1918 & was also on the Cheer-up-Society’s Board.
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