2474 Claude Nelson MARTIN

Date of enlistment	7^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Killed in Action – Bullecourt Wounded in Action – Pozieres Hospitalised sick twice

Commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Summary of Private Martin’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
3^rd May 1917	France	Killed in Action
18^th December 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
14^th December 1916	France	Marched in to 2^nd ADBD from England
13^th December 1916	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone on Princess Henrietta
28^th November 1916	England	Absent without leave for 3 days. Award 7 days CC and forfeiture of 9 days pay
8^th November 1916	England	Absent without leave for 3 days. Award 7 days CC
8^th November 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
24^th October 1916	England	Discharged from hospital to furlough
9^th September 1916	England	Transferred to Woodcote Hospital Epsom
1^st September 1916	France	Embarked at Calais on HS Brighton for England, and admitted to Guildford Hospital
30^th July 1916	France	To Field Ambulance
27^th July – 4^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound arm and ankle
2^nd July 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
23^rd June 1916	France	To Base Details
7^th June 1916	France	To hospital sick – cellulitis, abscess
26^th May 1916	France	Drunkenness. Award 28 days FP#2
2^nd April 1916	France	Drunkenness at Roquetaine. Award 12 days FP#2
1^st April 1916	France	Absent without leave at Ligne. Award 24 hours FP#2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
29^th December 1915	Egypt	Discharged to Zeitoun Base Duties
8^th December 1915	Egypt	To 1^st Australian Auxiliary Hospital Luna Park with diarrhoea
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot