Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Martin C C Pte 7267 Charles Clarence 7 Inf Bn 31 Labourer Married C of E
Address: Essendon, Scott St, 32
Next of Kin: Martin, M L, Mrs, wife, 126 Albion St, West Brunswick
Enlisted: 11 Dec 1916
Embarked: A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917 torpedoed
The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the
southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is
standing by to take the troops. http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.
After arriving in England Martin was transferred to the 1 Machine Gun Company, and was marched in to his company at Camiers on 19 Oct 1917.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall L-R
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
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