Martin, Harry –

Son of Mr. Jesse Martin, and husband of Mrs. Mary Martin, of 25, Darley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly 25088, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; formerly Suffolk Regiment. Died when the transport ship Arcadian was torpedoed in the Mediterranean en-route to Egypt.

Personal details

  • Surname: Martin
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 15th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 21st (Midland) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: S/33028
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Mikra Memorial, Kalamaria, Salonika, Greece
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 27/04/1917 04/05/1917 06/07/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 19/04/1918

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