Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Allan Gordon McMartin
Allan Gordon McMartin's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Allan Gordon McMartin
Service number: 880
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
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: McMARTIN, Tpr. Allan Gordon, 880. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Son of Robert Buchanan McMartin and Harriet McMartin, of Alva, Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Queensland. Native of Tyrie Station, Dandaloo, New South Wales. C. 59.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Allan Gordon McMartin from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 880 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Alva, Kaim Killenbun, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Rob. B. McMartin, Alva, Kaim Killenbun, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 23 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 April 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 59), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Buchanan and Harriet MCMARTIN, "Alva", Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Queensland. Native of Tyrie Station, Dandaloo, 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, Allan Gordon McMartin
