Frederick Lodge Martin
| Birth: | 1914 |
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| Death: | 6 July 1941, Syria |
| Parents: | Joan Soutter Martin (née Lodge) 1892–1990 Norman Martin 1881-09-24 – 1978-06-08 |
| Siblings: | Frederick Lodge Martin 1914–1941 Patricia Hanson Robertson (née Martin) 1921 – 2015 Dennis Lodge Martin Born 1916, Perth. Died 1945, shot down in Borneo. Constance Janet Wallman (née Martin) b.1929 |
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| Keywords: | H.M. Wilson Archives |
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Frederick Lodge Martin (1914 – 6 July 1941) was a soldier in the Australian Army who was killed fighting in Syria during the Second World War.[1] He was 26.[2]
He was engaged to Beth Bailey.[3]
The Daily News, 1 August 1941:[4]
Played Rugby.
Warrant-Officer Fred Lodge Martin, reported killed in action on July 6, was a prominent member of the Cottesloe Surf Club and represented the State in the rescue and resuscitation team at Sydney in 1938. W.O. Martin was educated at Scotch College.
Before enlisting he was employed by the W.A. Trustee Company.
He played rugby with the Cottesloe club.
He is buried at the Beirut War Cemetery in Lebanon.[2][5]
References
- ↑ Kings Park remembrance plaque. https://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/honour-avenues-plaques/1751-wo2-frederick-martin Warrant Officer Class 2 Frederick Lodge Martin Plaque location: -31.956000,115.833083 Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2 Service number: WX2741 Unit: 2/16 Battalion Cause of death: Killed in Action Place of death: Syria Date of death: 6 July 1941 Age: 26 Plaque number: M189 Dedicated by: Family on 23 May 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warrant Officer Class II FREDERICK LODGE MARTIN, CWGC
- ↑ Interview with Joan Martin, 1978, p.17
- ↑ Casualties (1941, August 2). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 9 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved December 23, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83131832
- ↑ Find a Grave, memorial 22730916
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