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Pte. Richard Marson
British Army 8th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Birmingham
Richard Marson was my grandfather, he was bateman to Second Lieutenant Philip Henriques. Philip Henriques was killed 24/7/1915 and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. He was the son of Sir Philip and Lady Henriques. Sir Philip was then, I believe, The Lord Chief Justice of England. I was told by my father that my Grandfather retreived his body from no man's land and returned his belongings to his parents. I still have the letter sent to my grandfather from Sir Philip thanking him for the part he played, and for writing to him and telling him his son was a brave English Gentleman. Sir Philip asked my grandfather to visit him when he was home on leave so that he could give him a gift to show his thanks, but my grandfather never did visit him at his home.
One thing I have never understood was why my grandfather did not receive the British Medal only the Victory Medal as he was obviously in Belgium and France in 1915
Alf Marston
British Army Leicestershire Regiment
(d.8th July 1916)
A photo of Alf's grave is on display in Blackfordby, St.Margarets Church, where Alf's name is on the war memorial. His name is also on the grave in the church yard that contains his brother Charlie as well as Mother, Florence. The photo is a copy I had made from Peter Marston's (Joe marston's son) original that he took whilst in France with the scouts in 1959.I found some photocopied details from a Leics war diary extract that declared Alf had enlisted at Loughborough.
Alf's brother Charlie Marston, also served in the Leics Regiment and survived the Great War, although having been gassed and then worked down the pit he died in 1973. He was my Grandfather. I remember him showing me a damaged large dessert spoon and how it had been dented from deflecting a German bullet whilst tucked in his putees (gaiters).
Pte. Alfred Marston
British Army 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
from:Blackfordby
(d.8th Aug 1916)
Alfred Marston is buried at Warlincourt Cemetery, I would like to know which battle would he have been involved in? I am also trying to locate a photo of his grave.
George Hulbert Victor Mart
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
My relative, George Hulbert Victor Mart, enlisted in the East Lancashire Regiment in 1912, he was living with his Aunt Maud in Preston probably in Raby St. He was transferred from the 1st. Batt. to the new 6th with 60 other regulars to strengthen new recruits, and sailed from Avonmouth in June 1915. At some point he was wounded in hand-to-hand fighting, transferred to the Loyal North Lancs. and then the Cheshires serving then in Belgium.
Pte. Ernest Martel
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
(d.30th Mar 1919)
Ernest Martel served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry.
Capt. Martin
Army Royal Victoria Military Hospital, Netley Royal Army Medical Corps.
Gnr Abraham Martin
British Army 173rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Newcastle, Co Wicklow
Alexander Robb Martin
British Army
Sgt. Arthur Willis Martin
British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Boston, Lincolnshire
(d.7 Jun 1917)
Arthur Martin was my grandfather, he was killed in action during the Battle of Messines. I believe him to have been at Butterfly Farm prior to his death. Unfortunately his service records are not available as they are part of the records destroyed during WW2. I know that he was wounded at Gallipoli but have found no war diaries available. I have been able to look at the 6th Lincs War Diaries for 7th Jun 1917 but the page is written in pencil and almost illegible.
His name is on the Menin Gate and I believe his remains could be in cemetery at Whytschete although grave would be unmarked.
Arthur Martin
British Army 10th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:North Tawton
Uncle Arthur Martin put his occupation down as Soldier of the 10th Devonshire Regiment, on his Wedding banns in 1915. I haven't been able to find any more information on his military career. He married Lily M Helm.
Bmdr. Arthur Robert Martin
British Army 86th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.3rd June 1916)
Arthur Martin's name is on the war memorial in Milton Village, Cambridge along with his brother, Harvey George Martin.
Arthur enlisted prior to the war. 1911 Census he was serving in India under Major Lawrence Christian Gordon. In the 86th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. The regiment transferred to Mesopotamia and were in the Siege of Kut-al-Amara with its surrender on the 22nd April 1917. He is believed to have been taken captive and marched to Basra where his name appears on a memorial.
Pte. B. L. Martin
British Army 1st Btn. Leinster Regiment
from:Chapelizod, Dublin
(d.1st March 1919)
Private Martin was the son of the late Christopher and Catherine Martin of St Mary's Cottage, Martin's Row, Chapelizod, Dublin.
He was 30 when he died and is buried in Grave 89 in the Hibernian Military School Church of Ireland Churchyard, Dublin, Ireland.
Benjamin Walter Martin
British Army 4th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:12 Queen Street, Derby
(d.19th Oct 1918)
2nd Lt. Bertram C. Martin MM.
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Woodston, Peterborough
(d.13th April 1917)
2nd Lieutenant Bertram Martin, 4th Royal Fusiliers was killed in action on 13th April 1917 between Wancourt and Guemappe, near Arras. He was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in the field, and is commemorated on Arras Memorial.
He was born 25th July 1880 and joined the army on the 1st of January 1915. Cpl Martin's MM was gazetted on 11th of October 1916, which was probably for actions in the early days of the Battle of the Somme.
From the Peterborough Advertiser 28th of April 1917: "Second-Lieut. Bertram Charles Martin, Royal Fusiliers, second son of Mr J T Martin, "West View", Woodston, is unofficially reported killed in action on April 13th. He joined the Army on January 1st, 1915, and went into training in Cornwall. He was drafted out to France and had been in the trenches practically ever since. Soon after going out he attained the rank of corporal. He had a marvelous escape in the battle of St. Eloi, when his haversack was shot through in several places and a tin box he was carrying was very much battered. In Delville Wood where he was for 16 days, he received a shrapnel wound above the knee and was in hospital for three months, returning to France about the middle of January this year. Subsequently he went into a training school to take up his commission, leaving on the 1st of April, and rejoining his own regiment on April 4th as Second-Lieutenant. Lieut. Martin was killed only nine days after obtaining his commission (April 13th). He wrote home on Easter Tuesday saying that he had been in a fight the previous day, when his men were in high spirits and behaved splendidly."
Pte. Charles Martin
British Army 16th Battalion (2nd Salford) Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Wosborough, Barnsley, Yorkshire
(d.7th June 1916)
Capt. Charles Andrew Martin
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.6th Dec 1915)
Lt. D. Martin
Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Edinburgh, Scotland
Martin enlisted at Edinburgh in December 1914, he went overseas in December 1916 and served in the Machine Gun Coprs. He contracted Trench Fever and convalesced at the Ashton Court Convalescent Home in Bristol.
Darwin D. Martin
United States Army 125th Infantry Regiment
from:Detroit
Darwin D Martin served with the 125th Infantry, US Army.
Rflmn. David Martin
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.17th June 1916)
David Martin was 17 when he was killed in action on 17th June 1916. He is buried in Authuille Military Cemetery, Authuille, Grave C20.
David was the son of David Martin, 122 Longstone Street, Lisburn.
A/WOII Edgar Martin MM
British Army 283 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Edgar Martin was born in Ramsbury Wiltshire and volunteered to join the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1916. He was married to Bertha (Vockins) and had 5 children at the time. He returned in 1919 but subsequently died in 1924, some say from injuries received during the war.
Diary of Edgar Martin for World War 1
1916
1917
- May 31st - Joined up
- June 1st - Arrived at Plymouth at No 3 Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery
- July 14th - Appointed Acting Bombardier, with pay.
- Sept 16th – sent to Bexhill for Seige Course.
- Oct 16th – Passed Course and sent on B.E.F.
- Nov 11th – Appointed Full Bombardier
- Nov 13th – Joined Battery at Broughly Ferry (unable to locate)
- Nov 23rd – Arrived Ewshot (near Aldershot)
- Dec 16th – moved to Aldershot
1918
- Jan 30th – moved to Lydd
- Feb 20th – moved to Devizes
- Feb 23rd – Overseas Leave
- March 25th – Left Devizes for France
- March 31st – Left Le Havre for Bailleul (Belgium)
- April 2nd – arrived at Battalion positions at Kemmel Hill (near Ypres) in Belgium
- April 5th – fired first round
- April 29th – first casualty
- April 30th – appointed acting corporal with pay
- June 7th – premature on No 4 gun – 3 men wounded, also Messines Ridge captured June 10th – pulled out and move to new position at Peckham (Battle of Messines)
- June 26th – Acting Bmdr Kimber wounded
- June 30th – Gnrs Tolkey and Harvey wounded
- July 4th – King George passed Battery positions and camp
- July 22nd – premature on No 1 gun. Bdr Killed and 4 men wounded
- July 29th – went to 2nd Army Rest Camp at Abbeville (?) for 14 days
- Aug 12th – returned to base … - moved to Onreat Wood. (location not found)
- Sept 4th – hit by shell splinters on shoulder – in the evening
- Sept 16th – promoted to acting Sgt
- Sept 19th – premature (explosion) on No 1 gun. 1 killed, 8 wounded of 405 Seige Batt.
- Sept 21st – went to rest at Veibix berque?? (poss Vieux-Berquin)
- Sept 24th – returned to Battery positions and went into action – some rest
- Oct 1st – appointed full Sgt
- Dec 9th – premature on No 1 gun. 1 man wounded
1919.
- Jan 13th – 27th – leave in Blighty
- Feb 15th – pulled out for rest at Arques near Saint Omer.
- Feb 21st – left Arques for Bty positions at Montes Court(unable to locate)
- March 13th – Right section pulled out and relieved 306 Siege Bty at forward position in front of Fort Vendeuil
- March 16th – shelled out of position, returned to Liez
- March 17th – left section took over position at Liez from 306 Seige Bty
- March 21st – German Offensive commenced at 04.30 am, retired to reserve position on the evening of the 21st. On the retirement the Battery had 11 guns. Fired 2000 rounds and left behind 1700 rounds partially destroyed. Travelled 300 miles, causalities one man wounded and one missing. Pulled out on Easter Sunday for Beaucamps-le-Jeune to refit.
- April 10th – went into action
- April 12th – moved up to Gentles Wood at Boves
- April 15th – premature on No 2 gun. Sgt Farlow and Gnr Butterfield killed. 5 men wounded.
- April 15th – Bdr Pilcher wounded
- April 24th 1918 – Awarded the Military Medal. Authority III Corp Routine Orders No 63.
- April 30th – Pullout of line for Marcuil near Abberville.
- May 17th – Left Marciul for Caubirk
- May 19th – arrived at Bty positions and relieved 216 Siege Bty at Heilly.
- May 31st - four men wounded at Centre Section, Gnr Round died of wounds.
- June 16th – Eight men wounded, five men killed at camp and position.
- July 2nd - pulled out and went to forward position at Merricourt.
- July 19th – Cpl Green left battery for Commission.
- July 30th – Cpl Leonard and four men gassed at forward position.
- August 3rd – Pulled out of forward positions at Merricourt.
- August 4th – reached Battery positions near front line.
- August 4th – appointed to Acting Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) on BSM Davies leaving battery.
- August 8th – Push started. The following moves took place between 8th Aug and 20th Sept. Battery positions as follows:
- 1. Vaux Sur Somme
- 2. Sailly Le Sec
- 3. Sailly Laurette
- 4. Chiphilly
- 5. Etinehem
- 6. Bray Sur Somme
- 7. Suzanne
- 8. Hem Monacu
- 9. Clery sur Somme
- 10. Mout St Quintin
- 11. Bussu
- 12. Doingt
- 13. Buire
- 14. Tincourt
- 15. Marquaix
- 16. Avallette (not found)
- 17. Roibel
- 18. Hargicourt.
- Sept 20th – Wounded on left forearm, leg and right hand at Hargicourt.
- Sept 21st - Arrived at No 10 General hospital at Rouen.
- Sept 26th – draft to No 2 [unreadable]
- Nov 11th – Armistice Signed. (The battery continue moving forwards until the ceasefire on 11th November 1918.)
- Dec 2nd – Left Con Camp Rouen for the base at Le Havre.
- Dec 27th – Fourteen days leave to Blighty.
Feb 27th – Demob at Fovant. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
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.
Pte. Francis Martin
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Stirling
(d.5th May 1915)
Francis Martin 1st Battalion Royal Scots died of wounds sustained in fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, he was 31. Son of William and Maria Martin of the Castle, Stirling. Francis is buried in Perth Cemetery – China Wall.
Pte. Frank William Martin
British Army 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:13 Perth Road, Wood Green, London
(d.16th October 1918)
Frank Martin was my great uncle whom we knew nothing about until doing research on my grandfather. We found his name on the Roll of Honour for men from London who had served during the War. That was when I began my search to find as much information about him as I could.
He was killed on 16th of October 1918, which was a very bad day for the East Surreys, at a village called Haussy, in the Nord region, where he is buried in the communal cemetery along with seventeen others several who died on the same day. Unfortunately, I have no photo of Frank so if any one has any photos I would dearly love to see them. I am planning to revisit his grave and all the other lads in the centenary to pay my respects, if anyone else has a relative they would like me to visit it would be lovely to see you there.
Pte. Frank Purdy Martin
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Stapleford, Nottingham
Pte. Frank Martin
British Army 13th (Wandsworth) Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:15 Highfield Road, Chertsey, Surrey
Frank Martin, East Surrey Regiment was a PoW during WW1 He was captured on 8th of May 1917 at Fresnoy, France while they were defending Fresnoy against a massive German counterattack. Frank was one of 420 missing.
Bob Nunn sent me a photo which shows him with two other soldiers with Kr. Gifhorn written the back. In the photo, he is the man on the right as viewed wearing 13th East Surrey’s Wandsworth Battalion cap badge. Kr. is the German abbr. for Kreiss, a Government area. Regardless, Gifhorn is fixed and is on Luneburger Heath. During the Great War the prisoners in Hannover area were administered by X Army Corps and it's area contained some huge Mannschaftslager such as Soltau on Luneburger Heath which, to get a scale of the challenge here, held 35,000 men but had some 50,000 registered from there and assigned to other Work Camps in the area.
After capture Frank was recorded at the following camps: 23rd of June 1917 at Dulmen, 11th Aug 1917 at Limburg and 24th of November 1917 at Hameln. Hameln was a parent camp in X Corps administrative zone and had many attached work camps. Kr. Gifhorn may have been home to one of the attached work camps. There was a PoW camp in Kreis Gifhorn in WW1, 1.7 km down the "Lagerweg" in Rádersloh on the south side ( coordinates 52.715673 10.382309 ) The postcard photographs were taken by a local photographer 'Frau Anna Niewerth, Gamsen kastoft, Kr Gifhorn'. The camp was divided by a barbed wire fence. The figures on the right of the fence are possibly Russian prisoners with British on the left. Spaced out above the barbed-wire mesh are several strands of wire, which appear to be electrified!
Pte. Frederick Martin
British Army Royal Sussex Regiment.
from:
I have just been given the information on my Great Grandfather, which was found in diary it reads: Private F. Martin 267442 Royal Sussex T Regiment, Balun Barracks, Kalhousie, India. This is the only information we have did not know until today that Frederick was in the Army. There is also picture of a Camel and Indian soldiers wading through floods.
Pte. Frederick Singleton Martin
Australian Imperial Force A Coy. 2 Platoon 33rd Btn.
from:Singleton, NSW
(d.30th March 1918)
Fred Martin was my great uncle. He enlisted on 13 Sep 1915 originally posted to 18th Btn and saw action on the Western Front after being transferred to 33rd Btn.
He fought in all battles with 33rd Btn from late 1916 including the Battle of Messines on to his final action on 30th March 1918 near Hangard Wood, Villers Bretonneux while manning a Lewis machine gun. He was shot in the head and killed instantly. He was buried in Hangard Wood however his grave was lost in battle and he is listed on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial as no-known grave.
Pte. Frederick Martin
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
also served with 228 Emply coy
G. C. Martin
Royal Navy HMS Patrol
(d.16th Dec 1914)
G C Martin a member of the Armourer's crew, was one of four men killed when a shell hit HMS Patrol as she was leaving Victoria Dock Hartlepool to engage the enemy during the Bombardment of the Hartlepools on the 16th of December 1914.
Pte. G. H. Martin
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
G Martin went AWOL in 1915.
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