Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: John Gray (known as 'Jack') Martin
Ancestor's date of birth: 26/11/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 07/03/1948
Cause of Death: Not provided
Service Number: 294
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Not provided
Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushman Contingent
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: Not provided
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): PTE, Date Effective: Not provided
Murray Page: 499
Contingent: Fifth Queensland
Ship: Templemore Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901
Memorial details: Not provided
Decorations: Not provided
Characteristics: Not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Love of Country
Details of service in war: April 1901 - March 1902 in east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) where 13 died and 17 wounded.
During his time in South Africa, John Martin wrote home, we have two of his letters.
CLICK HERE to show/hide John Martin's Birth Certificate
CLICK HERE to show/hide John Martin's letter of 30 March 1901
CLICK HERE to show/hide John Martin's letter of 19 July 1901
CLICK HERE to show/hide John Martin's paybook
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 30 April 1902 on St Andrew and train from Sydney to Brisbane. Pte #3681 1st World War April 1916 to August 1917. 49th Infantry Battalion and 2/10 Reinforcemant.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Thelma Horne, Graceville, Brisbane QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: NieceName of Descendant: Jocelyn Ann Morgan, Peachester QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Granddaughter
