BORN HULL 1881. SON OF WALTER MARTIN (1851-1932) & CAROLINE “CARRIE” HINDLEY (1859-1909), OF 2, FINSBURY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A WIDOWED IRON TURNER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 26755, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 142ND LABOUR CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 14/07/1917, AGED 37. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WALTER.
HIS BROTHER, HERBERT SERVED IN THE HORSE ARTILLERY AND LIVED AT 6, NEVADA TERRACE, BLUNDELL STREET, HULL, WITH HIS WiFE AND TWO SONS.
ANOTHER BROTHER, JOHN ALFRED MARTIN ENLISTED IN THE EYR, ON 28/10/1915 AND SERVED IN THE MACHINE GUN CORPS.
| Name | Henry Walter Martin |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1881 |
| Death Date | 14 Jul 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps |
| Regimental Number | 208080 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 26755, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
HENRY WALTER
Regiment:
Military Number:
208080
Rank:
Private
Date Died
14/07/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
37
