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We remember Ernest William Martin
We remember Ernest William Martin
Timeline
Timeline
1892
birth
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1892
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
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18th February 1915
1916
dates
Age 24
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14th November 1916
1916
service
British Army
Sergeant
Royal Sussex Regiment
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14th November 1916
enlistment
Hastings
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Lance Corporal
5/2348
Royal Sussex Regiment
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service
British Army
Corporal
5/2348
Royal Sussex Regiment
5th Battalion
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1916
death
Killed in Action
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14th November 1916
burial
Pas de Calais
France
E.17.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest William |
| Initials | EW |
| Last Name | Martin |
| Source | 8725140 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Royal Sussex Regiment | Sergeant | |||
| British Army | 5/2348 | Royal Sussex Regiment | Lance Corporal | ||
| British Army | 5/2348 | Royal Sussex Regiment | 5th Battalion | Corporal |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914/15 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa | mother | ||
| Harold T J Martin | father |
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Roll of HonourSituated inside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East SussexContributed by:
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St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East SussexInside the porch of St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex are thirteen wooden battlefield crosses recovered from France and Flanders. The dedication service took place on 22nd June 1924. Two men have two crosses each. SOUTH WALL (top image) (1) Albert John (Bert) Morris (2) Ernest William Martin (3) Stanley Taylor (ii) (4) Arthur Charles Chittenden (5) Thomas Allen “Tinto” Park (6) Ernest William Martin (ii) (7) Edward Divall NORTH WALL (bottom image) (8) Boy seaman William Langridge, HMS Ganges Training School, Shotley, Suffolk. (This white cross in not a Battlefield cross) (9) Henry Smith (10) James George Fuller (11) Ernest James Brown MM (12) Stanley Taylor (13) Albert Thomas Hepden (14) Frederick Charles BalcombeContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Roll of Honour | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East Sussex | Trevor97969 |
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