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Pte. · 2nd/1st (Wessex) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Frederick Adam Sandford Martin

† 03/06/1917 · aged 20 · Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Vlamertinge, I.B.20; personal inscription: HIS MOTTO NOT FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR ALL

Personal data

NameMartin
InitialsF.A.S.
Christian nameFrederick Adam Sandford
Date and place of birthCullompton, Devon; 08.11.1896 (baptised)
FamilySon of Adam Sanford Martin and Miriam Frances Martin, of "The Pines," Alcombe, Minehead.

Extra information

Information
His brother Geoff became Overseas Secretary for Toc H.

Military data

Service number457322
RankPte.
Regiment / Unit2nd/1st (Wessex) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
Date of death
Age20
Cemetery / MemorialBrandhoek Military Cemetery, Vlamertinge, I.B.20; personal inscription: HIS MOTTO NOT FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR ALL

Other information

Infomation 1
Killed in action
Information 2
Frequently visited Talbot House
Information 3
Commemorated on war memorial, Exeter Cathedral
Information 4
'The Martin Lamp' - Taunton Branch. Endowed on 06.11.1923. First lit on 15.12.1923 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of F.A.S. Martin, Pte., 2/1st Wessex F.A., R.A.M.C. Near Ypres, 3.6.1917" (Donated by Miss Meade-King)

Sources

Source
Liber Vitae 1923
Source 2
Liber Vitae 1928