| Regimental number | 6/1929 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Johnston, Northern Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Waiuta |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Martin, 30 Charlotte Street, Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Ann Martin, St Johnston, Co Donegal, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 14 July 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 1 Stationary Hospital, 3 August 1915; to England, and admitted to Hampstead Military Hospital, 4 September 1915; discharged to Base Depot, Hornchurch, 12 January 1916. Embarked for Egypt, 24 March 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 23 May 1916. Attached to Divisional Train, 26 October 1916; rejoined Bn, 22 June 1917. On leave to England, 19 August1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 September 1917. Detached to Divisional Dump, 30 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 7 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried in region of Bellevue Ridge; reported by 2nd Anzac Burial Corps, 19 November 1917; grave subsequently lost. War service: 2 years 275 days (of which 910 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21373205 |