Henry William Martindale

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1885

Died: 25 August, 1960

Biographical Summary:

Severely wounded in action on 22 October 1917.  The entry in the 30th Battalion's War Diary for that day observes:

Fairly heavy shelling all day … heavy casualties to our NCOs during the day.

He married Marjorie Florence Grave who had served in England and France with the Australian Army Nursing Service and whom he had met during his convalescence in Australia.  [JSB]

Service Number: 1314

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Corporal
• Held rank of Sergeant

Birth Records:

• 1 January, 1885 in Bournemouth

Death Records:

• 25 August, 1960 in The Patch

Address:

• Craighlea 26 Boyle Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• wife - Marjorie Florence Grave
• father - Alfred Martindale
• mother - Elizabeth Lammie

Organisations:

• Member of - 30th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• MARTINDALE Henry William Service Number 1314 Place of Birth Mosman NSW Place of Enlistment Liverpool NSW Next of Kin Reverend MARTINDALE Alfred (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Henry William Martindale (Webpage)
• Australians at War Film Archive Eric Martindale includes biographical information about his father Henry William Martindale (Webpage)
• RECRUITING ROUGH WEATHER AT THE BARRACKS MORE EXSERVICE MEN (Newspaper Article)
• MOSMANNEUTRAL BAY RIFLE CLUB REID PARK SECTION (Newspaper Article)
• AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES LIST No 373 DEATHS 123 WOUNDED 508 (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• Martindale on the MosmanNeutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour