Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
George Bernard Martin
George Bernard Martin's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
George Bernard Martin
Service number: 545
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: MARTIN, Dvr. George Bernard, 545. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Son of Bernard Joseph and Lillie Louisa Martin, of Aberdeen, New South Wales. Native of Carcoar, New South Wales. D. 15.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of George Bernard Martin from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 545 |
| Place of birth | Carcoar, New South Wales |
| School | De La Salle College, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Bernard J. Martin, Aberdeen, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 22 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 23.4 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 15), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Bernard Joseph and Lillie Louisa MARTIN, Aberdeen, New South Wales. Native of Carcoar, New South Wales |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, George Bernard Martin
