Basic Details
Surname
Martin
Forenames
Harry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 23 Westgate; his brother Herbert, who also died in WW1, is listed on the Roll.

(CWGC records that Serjeant Harry Martin, regimental number 10676, died aged 30 on 19/7/1916 serving in the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, and is buried in grave VI.O.18 at Basra War Cemetery in Iraq. They record him as the son of Henry and Mary Martin of 23 Westgate, Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that he died at Basra on 19/7/1916, and that his father Henry was his legatee).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Highland Light Infantry
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sergt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Mesopotamia
Town of death
Martina Masus
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
19
Manner of death as stated
Died of sickness
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Address
23 Westgate
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial