Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Edward Martin

Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 1872-03-12
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 34th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    34th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5422 at position 67
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 79
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    34th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    03 June 1919 on page 6461 at position 35
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2110 at position 54
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    34th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    34th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6202 at position 52
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 165
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    34th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 66
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 141
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

Timeline

Date of birth 12 March 1872
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 01 April 1916 34th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 02 May 1916
Date promoted 16 July 1917 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other 16 July 1917 Commanding Officer 34th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 March 1918
Date returned to Australia 15 September 1919