Difference between revisions of "Ernest Gordon Martin"
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| enlistmentdate = 2 Mar 1942 & 22 May 1923 | | enlistmentdate = 2 Mar 1942 & 22 May 1923 | ||
| rank = Lance Corporal & Warrant Officer | | rank = Lance Corporal & Warrant Officer | ||
− | | unit = 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion & No. 14 Aircrew Holding Unit | + | | unit = [[2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion]] & [[No. 14 Aircrew Holding Unit]] |
| fate1 = Remained in Australia | | fate1 = Remained in Australia | ||
| fate2 = | | fate2 = |
Revision as of 17:51, 29 December 2020
Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | 10 Aug 1917 |
Place of Birth | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
Death | 24 May 2000, aged 82 |
Place of Death | South Perth, Western Australia |
Age at Enlistment | 24 years, 6 months |
Address | Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia |
Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs Mavis Jean Martin |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | W60006 & 436926 |
Date of Enlistment | 2 Mar 1942 & 22 May 1923 |
Rank | Lance Corporal & Warrant Officer |
Unit/Formation | 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion & No. 14 Aircrew Holding Unit |
Post War Details | |
Fate | Remained in Australia |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entry: 1943 Kelmscott, clerk.
On 27 Jul 1940 Ernest married Mavis Jean Buckingham (1919 - 202) in Kelmscott. Mavis died in South Perth on 30 Jul 2002 aged 82.
War Service
Ernest's original enlistment was with the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion, serving with them from 2 Mar 1942 until the day before he resigned in order to join the RAAF on 22 May 1943, seeking to become a pilot.
Ernest was discharged on 8 Feb 1946.
Post War
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1980 at 29 Carr street, South Perth, clerk
Notes
His brother Phillip Herbert Martin DFC & Bar served in the RAAF based in England.