Martin, Stanley Carlton OW(1902)

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TitleCorporal Stanley Carlton MartinBiography

Captain of 1909 football team

Birth / Death- Died 03/05/1917First Year at Wesley1902

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First NameStanleyMiddle NameCarltonLast NameMartinGenderMaleCategoryMilitary Service | PeopleSubject (Keyword)World War (1914-1918) World War I World War (1914-1918)

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CollectionMilitary ServiceRoll of HonourEventWorld War I

Military Service

Date Enlisted19th July 1915Enlisted UnitUniversity student. (dental). Captain of 1909 football team and played 65 VFL games for University. Played in the 28 October 1916 Australian Rules match at The Oval, London. Brother Hector was wounded at Pozieres; brother, Arthur, died of illness on return to Australia in 1916; sister, Mable, was a nurse who served in Egypt and EuropeService Number4488Service DetailKilled on the first day of the second battle of Bullecourt. The 22nd Battalion was on the left side of the Australian attack and suffered badly from machine gun fire from enemy positions in the town. Over 400 casualties.Age at Death27Final Unit22nd BattalionCemetery / MemorialVillers-Bretonneux MemorialRankCorporal

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Martin, Stanley Carlton OW(1902)