Ronald MARTIN

Regimental number10/402
Date of birth1 August 1892
Place of birthDunedin
True NameMARTIN, Ranald Lindsay Henry
Other NamesRonald Lindsay Henry
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRairikia, Wanganui River
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 5"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy E Martin, c/o H Clapcott, Kelburn Extension, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr G.H.S. Martin, Bridge Street West, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 24 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21373207

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