Clement Lindsay Martin

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First Name:

Clement

Middle Name:

Lindsay

Last Name:

Martin

Date of Birth:

Monday, December 26, 1898

Mother's Name:

Mary (nee Masters)

Father's Name:

William Martin

Date Enlisted:

Monday, November 29, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

1st Battalion

Company:

A Company

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Saturday, May 5, 1917

Place of Death:

Bullecourt France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Clement Martin (Service No 5163) was born in Conjola and attended Conjola Public School. At the time of enlistment he was a single 18 year old farmer who joined the Waratah March, enlisting at Nowra.

He embarked on SS Makarini with 16th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion on 1st April 1916. After a stopover in Egypt he went on to France arriving on 17th May 1916. On 1st June 1916 Clement was admitted to hospital due to problems with his knee. This was a pre existing condition that should have had him rejected for active service and this was noted on his file. He recovered and joined his unit in France on 1st January 1917.

A month later he was admitted to hospital again with the mumps. He finally joined 3 Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion on 23rd February 1917.
On 5th May 1917 while attacking at Bullecourt he was hit by machine gun fire and killed instantly. Clement has no known grave and is remembered on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneaux.

Sources:

NAA B2455, MARTIN C L