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Pte. Edward Martin
British Army 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders
from:Staffordshire
(d.29th Mar 17)
This young soldier, resplendent in the smart uniform of the illustrious Gordon Highlanders, is my great uncle, Private Edward Martin, a working lad from Longton, Staffordshire. At the age of just 19 he died on the killing fields near Arras, on the 29th March 1917.
After 97 years, I was the first in his family to be able to see where he lies. I travelled in the anniversary year of 2014 to pay my respects on behalf of us all, and to say Thank You on behalf of the nation.
How blind we are to our great good fortune, in living our lives in this country and in these times.