John William MARTIN

Regimental number12/4540
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Peter Martin, 122 Shakespeare Road, Napier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 27), Flers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Emma Martin, 51 Waghorne Street, Port Ahuriri, Napier
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 6