Martin Andrew PERSSON

Regimental number10/1950
Date of birth21 September 1894
Place of birthRongotai
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRiwaka, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Anders Persson, 78 Alexander Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force, Nelson; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialChunuk Bair Cemetery (Row 1, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Phoebe Persson, 78 Alexandra Street, Palmerston North, and the late Anders Persson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 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/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20810404