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Facts and Events
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Keith Robert Martin |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
14 Apr 1923 |
Dalby, Queensland, Australia |
| Military? |
1940 |
Driver. POW. |
| Marriage |
1947 |
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australiato Betty McMurtrie |
| Death? |
5 May 1951 |
Queensland, Australia |
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DNA Connection |
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The death occurred on Sat. 5th May 1951, at the home of his parents, Redcliffe, Brisbane, of Mr. Keith Robert Martin (QX17296, Second A.I.F., 8th Division), following a long and painful illness contracted while on war service. Keith was born in Dalby, History (Part 1) |
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Queensland, in 1923, and spent his boyhood in the Tara district. In 1940 at the age of 17 years, Keith enlisted with his father and 3 brothers, and in Feb. 1941, sailed with his brother, Ted, for Malaya, where he saw service with the 8th Division, until History (Part 2) |
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the fall of Singapore, where he became a prisoner of war. During the next 3 1/2 years Keith endured the starvation and suffering of Japanese prison camps, much of his time being spent on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway. The latter part of Keith's History (Part 3) |
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imprisonment was spent in Changai where he became well known for his daring exploits in search of food. Following the end of hostilities, Keith returned to Redcliffe, where he later married to Miss Betty McCurtrie (McMURTRIE), whose father died whilst a History (Part 4) |
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prisoner of war in Malaya. Keith was survived by wife and small daughter (Anne), his parents, 2 sisters, and 3 brothers. History (Part 5) |
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References
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
Ancestry Family Tree.
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