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MARTIN, Daniel Leopold
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(Pte) Daniel Leopold Martin
| Regimental number | 3335 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Miller Road, Glanville, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M M Martin, Miller Road, Glanville, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 6/15/1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action 6 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
16th and 48th Battalion
The 48th Battalion was raised in Egypt on 16 March 1916 as part of the “doubling” of the AIF. Roughly half of its new recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 16th Battalion, and the other half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of the 16th, the men of the new battalion hailed mainly from regional South Australia and Western Australia. The new battalion formed part of the 12th Brigade of the 4th Australian Division.
The 48th’s first major battle on the Western Front was Pozières. Here, it was tasked with defending ground captured in earlier attacks by the 2nd Division and entered the firing line on two separate occasions - 5 to 7 and 12 to 15 August. During the former period the battalion endured what was said to be heaviest artillery barrage ever experienced by Australian troops and suffered 598 casualties. Before it had recovered from the trials of Pozières, the 48th was also required to defend ground captured during the battle of Mouquet Farm. AWM
THE LATE PRIVATE D. L. MARTIN.
Before enlisting Private Martin was employed on various vessels at Port Adelaide. He also had worked on the East West railway line. He was born in Broken Hill and when killed in action was 22 years of age. He enlisted in June, 1915, and sailed for the front with the 48th Battalion in October, 1915.
The Adelaide Cronical 9 June 1917