Private Herbert Maxwell Moss Martin-Australia

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  1. General Knowledge

    General Knowledge Well-Known Member

    This young man saved the lives of children by his heroic action. I have loads of information about him, but no gravestone and no photo of him. Has anyone out there got any photos at all , even the North Head Barracks, near Manly , Australia, where it all took place
    I seem to remember unless I have made in up in my mind there was photo on the internet and which I remember looking at of the Barracks in 1939.
    He is buried at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park also known as Botany Cemetery, Australia.
    Many thanks
    Linda
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    From NAA his service records but unforunately no photo
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    A descendent of the subject has brought to the attention of National Archives the year of birth recorded in the record is not correct. The subject's year of birth is 1921.
    Note also that the forms show his name written as Marton and NOT Martin

    I dont have access to this database but there may be something there
    Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 results for Herbert Maxwell Moss Martin
    Gunner Herbert Maxwell Moss Martin year dd mm 1939 cemetery location

    Note here he is a Gunner not a Pte


    TD

    Finding Loved Ones
    Herbert Maxwell Moss Martin
    21/12/1939
    Burial
    UB - Uniting FM B, Position 136

    There is a contact number - perhaps they could take and send a photo??
     
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  3. bofors

    bofors Senior Member

    HI

    This is the grave location -
    Name: Gunner Herbert Maxwell Moss Martin
    Death Age: 18
    Birth Date: abt 1921
    Death Date: 20 Dec 1939
    Death Location: Manly District Hospital
    Cemetery: Botany Methodist
    Section: Section B Row 4 Grave 136
    Cemetery Location: New South Wales

    also - Registers of Coroners' Inquests
    Name: Herbert Maxwell Mass Martin
    Birth Year: abt 1922
    Birth Place: Young, New South Wales
    Death Year: Abt 1940
    Death Place: Manly
    Inquest Date: 17 Jan 1940
    Inquest Place: Manly

    The file does record why he died.
    Find A Grave has this on him, but no grave picture, though it can be requested-
    North Head Barracks on 19 December 1939, Herbert Martin, 18, saved the life of a child at the cost of his own. Martin, who had joined the 1st Heavy Brigade Royal Artillery only a few weeks before, threw himself into the path of a toppling steel support of a swing. He was able to throw the little boy out of its path, but the heavy support caught him across the chest and killed him. The swing had been erected for a children’s Christmas picnic given by the gunners. It took several men to lift the support off Martin.

    Herbert was buried at with full military honour.

    regards

    Robert

     
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  4. General Knowledge

    General Knowledge Well-Known Member

    Hi Tricky Dicky, I will try that, thanks very much for your help.

    Hi Befors,
    As I said I do have all that info and more ,just no photos.
     

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