Martin Islet (34°29′S 150°56′E / 34.483°S 150.933°E / -34.483; 150.933[1]) is a small island lying just off Red Point, Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia.
[2] Martin was part of their three-man crew when they anchored by the island on 25 March 1796 in the Tom Thumb, having been swept a long way off-course on their way to Port Hacking.
[5] In 1794, he was employed by the navy as a loblolly boy (personal servant) to Bass who was the surgeon on board HMS Reliance for her voyage to Australia.
William Martin as the [medical] servant to George Bass RN surgeon, on 15.02.1795 sailed on HMS Reliance bound for Port Jackson, New South Wales, arriving on 08.09.1795.
Matthew Flinders' Narrative of Tom Thumb's Cruise to Canoe Rivulet - Edited by Keith Bowden - 1985 - South Eastern Historical Association, Victoria, Australia.