Rifleman Austin Martin, R/37990
- Batt - 13
- Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 28/07/1917
- Age - 30
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the husband of Ethel Martin. He died from the effects of being gassed.
Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Coalville Times article - Friday August 10th, 1917
Local Casualties
News has been received at Shepshed of the death in action on July 28th, from gas poisoning of Private Austin Martin, King’s Royal Rifles, whose wife and child live at Brook Street, Shepshed. He was 30 years of age.
Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 14/12/2017
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Other Memorials - Shepshed Oaks & Charley
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Former Unit - Army Service Corps
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - Dranoutre Mil. Cem., Belgium
- Born - Shepshed, Leicestershire
- Enlisted - Reading, Berkshire
- Place of Residence - The Lifeguardsman Inn, Brook Street, Shepshed, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - SHEPSHED MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - SHEPSHED CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL MEM., LEICS
