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Martin John Hay was born in London on 3 June 1919, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Bache McEvers Athole Hay, 11th Baronet Hay of Smithfield, and Judith (née Poole). He was educated at Eton College until 1937, and entered Worcester College on 7 October 1938 but left before taking a degree to enlist in the army.
Martin Hay attended the 110th Officer Cadet Training Unit (Cavalry) before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Life Guards on 27 July 1940. He served as a signals officer. 2nd Lieutenant Martin Hay died on active duty on 9 October 1941, aged 22.
Martin Hay is buried at Cross Kirk (Haystone) Private Burial Ground, and commemorated on the war memorials at Eton College and Worcester College, Oxford.