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 1919 - 1944 (24 years)
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| Name |
William John Charles Martin [1, 2] |
| Birth |
12 Oct 1919 |
Webley, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
1939 [2] |
| Electrician |
| Residence |
4 Sep 1939 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Address:
71 Coburg Street |
| Enlisted |
5 Sep 1939 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [2] |
| Burial |
1944 |
Calvados, France [1] |
Address:
BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY |
- Grave Reference: IV. E. 3.
Location: The town of Bayeux, in Normandy, lies 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. Bayeux War Cemetery is situated in the south-western outskirts of the town, on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware. Bayeux is an ancient and historic town of Normandy. Its cathedral was the seat of Bishop Odon, half-brother of William the Conqueror, who took part in the invasion of England; and in it is the tomb of an English soldier of the Hundred Years' War. Bayeux was the first French town of importance to be liberated from the Germans in June 1944. On the opposite side of the road stands the Bayeux Memorial to 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and have no known grave.
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| Death |
2 Sep 1944 |
France [1] |
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| Obittuary |
7 Sep 1946 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [3] |
- Mentioned in mother's obit in The Ottawa Citizen 7 Sep 1946 page 13.
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| Fact |
2 Provost Coy [1] |
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Army [1] |
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C/3039 [1] |
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Sergeant [1] |
| Fact |
The Canadian Provost Corps [1] |
| Person ID |
I126388 |
Lowertown |
| Last Modified |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Father |
William Thomas Martin, b. Yes, date unknown d. 26 Dec 1947, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Mother |
Lily Beatrice Ling, b. 1895, London, England d. 7 Sep 1946, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
1917 |
Hampshire, England [4] |
| Family ID |
F48301 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Commemorated on Page 380 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance . Request a copy [1]
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| Sources |
- [S3438] Veterans Affairs Canada website "Canadian Virtual War Memorial" (Reliability: 3).
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)
- [S3437] Ancestry website "Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 " (Reliability: 3).
Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 for William John Charles Martin
- [S3662] Obituary in The Ottawa Citizen, 7 September 1946 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3661] England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Oct 1917 (Reliability: 3).
WinchesterVolume 2c, page 313
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