We remember John Muir Martin

We remember John Muir Martin

Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth 11 Herriet Street, Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9507630 2nd January 1896
1914
employment Apprentice civil engineer Caledonian Railway Company Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9507630 March 1914 - January 1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9507630
education Pupil Bellahouston Academy Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9507630
service British Army Private 3738 Highland Light Infantry Source:2946720
service British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles Source:2946720
1918
death Killed in Action While leading his battery to capture a German position in front of Berlaimont he was killed. Berlaimont, Nord France Source:9507620 6th November 1918

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Muir
Initials JM
Last Name Martin
Source 9507620
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3738 Highland Light Infantry Private
British Army Scottish Rifles Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frances Bain Cooper Martin ms Muir mother
William Martin father

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription TheirName75010
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription TheirName75010

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Pollokshields Church of Scotland Book of Remembrance TheirName75010

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