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We remember Fairlie Russell Martin
We remember Fairlie Russell Martin
Timeline
Timeline
1898
1907
location
H.M.S. HERMES
United Kingdom
military residence address
Source:8922235
1907
1911
dates
Age 12
Source:8922949
1st January 1911
1911
education
Boarding School
Amberley
Minchinhampton
United Kingdom
Source:8922949
1st January 1911
1911
location
Amberley Boarding School, Minchinhampton, Glos.
United Kingdom
school/college address
Source:8922949
1st January 1911
1912
location
Bedford Grammar School
United Kingdom
school/college address
Source:8922235
1912 - April 1915
1915
location
Sandhurst
United Kingdom
military residence address
Source:8922235
August 1915
1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Fusiliers
1st Batallion
Source:8922235
April 1916 - March 1917
1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Flying Corps
57th Squadron
Source:8922235
March 1917 - June 1917
1917
dates
Age 19
Source:8922263
29th June 1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Source:2942445
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Flying Corps
Source:2942445
1917
death
Killed in Action
Fairlie was with his usual pilot doing important work. A shell hit their machine, which fell within about 1000 yards of the front line, and caught fire; both pilot and observer were killed instantly.
Ypres
Belgium
Source:8922263
29th June 1917
burial
St. Jean, one mile NE of Ypres
2000 yards west of Wieltje, Belgium
Belgium
Plot III, Row H, Grave 16
Source:2942445
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Fairlie Russell |
| Initials | FR |
| Last Name | Martin |
| Source | 2942445 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberley Boarding School, Minchinhampton, Glos. | United Kingdom | school/college address | known 1st January 1911 | |
| Bedford Grammar School | United Kingdom | school/college address | 1912 - April 1915 | |
| H.M.S. HERMES | United Kingdom | military residence address | known 1907 | |
| Sandhurst | United Kingdom | military residence address | known August 1915 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Royal Scots Fusiliers | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Flying Corps | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Scots Fusiliers | 1st Batallion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Royal Flying Corps | 57th Squadron | Second Lieutenant |
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FAIRLIE RUSSELL MARTIN, 1917 (AGED 19)Fairlie Russell Martin, Second-Lieutenant, 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers, in uniform in 1917, taken shortly before he was killed in action on 29 June 1917 (Aged 19)
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Bedford School Memorial PanelMemorial Hall Panels in Bedford School Memorial Hall showing the names of Old Bedfordians killed in the First World War.Contributed by:
Amy154754
Communities
Communities
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Bedford School Roll of Honour - IWM Memorial Register No. 7656More about Bedford School Roll of Honour - IWM Memorial Register No. 7656
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Mark116197 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Mark116197 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Mark116197 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Mark116197 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Mark116197 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of a Naval Paymaster | Mark116197 | |
| Genealogy of the Martin Family, of Maker, Devon | Mark116197 | |
| Obituary of Fairlie Russell Martin | Amy154754 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRLIE RUSSELL MARTIN, 1917 (AGED 19) | Mark116197 | |
| Fairlie Russell Martin | Mark116197 | |
| Fairlie Russell Martin | Mark116197 | |
| FAIRLIE RUSSELL MARTIN (AGE 9) | Mark116197 | |
| Bedford School Memorial Panel | Amy154754 |
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