Complex sentence: Born in Edgecliff, New South Wales, Martin left Australia for the United Kingdom in 1939, intending to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but instead volunteered to join the Royal Air Force on 28 August 1940.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Edgecliff, New South Wales, Martin left Australia for the United Kingdom in 1939. He intended to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but instead volunteered to join the Royal Air Force on 28 August 1940.