Basic Details
Surname
Martin
Forenames
Walter Ernest
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
14931
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 9 St Mark's Street, and mentions he was entitled to the 1914-15 Star medal.

(CWGC records that Company Quartermaster Sergeant Walter Ernest Martin, regimental number 14931, died aged 35 on 1/6/1918 serving in A Company, 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave II.E.34 at Pernes British Cemetery in France. They record him as a native of Sutton Bridge, the son of George and Jane Martin, and that he enlisted in Peterborough in 1914).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Company Quartermaster Sergt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Pernes
Cemetery
Pernes British Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
June
Day of death
1
Manner of death as stated
"Died result of gas poisoning 1 June 1918 1st Canadian CCS"
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Address
9 St Mark's St
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial