His death bed request was that there would be no newspaper nor radio announcements of his death and that he should be cremated quietly and privately .
Martens died on 23 August 1949 in Sydney , New South Wales .
Martens ' death bed request was that there would be no newspaper nor radio announcements of his death and that he should be cremated quietly and privately .
Martens died on 23 August 1949 in Sydney , New South Wales .