Martin Nicholas Cousens
From Our Contribution
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400px Sunday Times 3 Dec 1916, page 6. | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | not known |
| Place of Birth | Rutherglen, Victoria |
| Death | 4 Jan 1942 |
| Place of Death | Beverley, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 23 years, 10 months |
| Description | 5'6½" (1.69m) tall; weight 120 lbs (54.4kg); dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair. |
| Occupation | PMG staff member |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father Mr William Edward Cousens |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 15584 |
| Date of Enlistment | 5 Apr 1916 |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Unit/Formation |
Australian Corps of Signals - 4th Division transferred to 3rd Division May 1917 transferred to Australian Corps Siganl Company. |
| Date of Embarkation | 10 Oct 1916 - 2 Dec 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A23 Suffolk |
| Date of Return | 18 Jul 1919 - 29 Aug 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | HMT Takada |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | Jarrahdale |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entry -= 1916 Northam, postal employee. Engagement - Private M.N. Cousens, of Jarrahdale, and Olive G. Moir, daughter of Mr and Mrs Johm Moir of Cape Riche.[1]
War Service
Within a month of joining the Blackboy Hill camp, Martin was allocated to the 5th reinforcement draft for the 51st Battalion. However at the end of May 1916 he was sent to Signals School, and as a result on 1 Jul 1916 he was reallocated to the 6th reinforcement draft for the 4th Division Signals Company.
On arrival in England he was posted to the Infantry Draft Depot before being transferred to No.7 Camp Perham Downs on 1 Feb 1917. He was granted leave from 19-23 Feb 1917. On 24 Apr 1917 Martin proceeded overseas to France through Folkestone, and in France on 4 May 1917 he was taken on strength of the 3rd Division Signal Company at Abbeville.
On 6 Mar 1918 he was on the move again, this time to the Australian Corps Signal Company. Martin was granted furlough to England between 12-29 Jul 1918, and then granted Paris leave from 9-22 Nov 1918. Martin remained with the Corps HQ until he returned home
Post War
Martin married Olive Georgina Moir in the Plantagenet district during 1920. Olive Georgina died in 1967 aged 75 in the Plantagenet district.
Mr. Cousens, the new postmaster, thanked the chairman and those present for their welcome. From what he had seen of Esperance he felt confident Mrs. Cousens and himself would be prepared to put in the five years here.[2]
In 1924 Martin was based at the Albany Post Office. Electoral Roll entries - 1925 at Gray street, Albany, a telegraphist; 1936 - 1937 Dalwallinu, postmaster; by 1942 at Dalwallinu where he died.
Notes
Buried Beverley Anglican Cemetery.