MARTIN Walter

  • First Name(s):
    Walter 
  • Surname:
    MARTIN
  • Service Number:
    162869
  • Rank:

    Gunner

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Unit:
    146th Siege Battery
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    20th December 1917
  • Age At Death:
    34
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Hatfield Road Cemetery, St. Albans, Herfordshire, England, Grave Military G. IB.
  • Place of Birth:
    Pershore, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of David and E. M. Martin, of Pershore, Worcestershire; husband of Christina E. Martin, 18 Hill Avenue, Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

MARTIN Walter Is Named On These Memorials

Drakes Broughton C of E School Memorial
Worcester Royal Grammar School

Further Information About MARTIN Walter

Walter attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1896 until 1901. He was the Captain of the Soccer XI for which he was a fine player according to school records. He died at St Albans Red Cross Hospital from an illness incurred in action.

Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999.

A photograph of Gunner W. Martin of Pershore can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 26th January 1918, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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