Only son of Mrs. Blanche Martlew, of 62, Hilden Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and later of 1, Crowland Road, Firwood, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Killed in an accident during bomb throwing training at Crowborough near Uckfield, Sussex.
Martlew, Percy –
Personal details
- Surname: Martlew
- Forename: Percy
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Haulgh, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 17th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 2nd/8th (Ardwick) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2892
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 1B. M. (C.H.). 91.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/02/1916 24/03/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 6j* S12*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/02/1916