Husband of Mrs. Destopeleir, of 13, Olive Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. For five years prior to the outbreak of war had resided in Bolton. Formerly employed as a mechanic. He had been at the front 14 months, and was killed at Damfevin, Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Destopeleir, Martin –
Personal details
- Surname: Destopeleir
- Forename: Martin
- Date of birth: March 27th, 1878
- Birth place: Armentieres, Nord, France
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 38
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 17th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 4th Engineers Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: French Army
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/08/1914 26/11/1915 24/03/1916 20/10/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 9d 6c* 6i* 5g