Arthur Wellesley Martin

ARTHUR WELLESLEY MARTIN

1897 to 1975

Son of: William and Emily Martin

25 Oct 1897	Born	Orchard Place, North End Road, Fulham (Was where Clem Atlee Estate is now)
		His neice Jean says that he courted a young lady before enlisting in the army but she left him when he was discharged, wounded.
4 Oct 1915	Enlisted	Joined the Royal Army Medical Corps.
	Private	692277
	Medals	British War Medal, Victory Medal, Silver War Badge
2 April 1918	Discharged	served 2 years 181 days - reason for discharge: Sickness!! (actually wounded and blinded in one eye, partially sighted in the other and paralysed to one side of his face) believed to be at the Somme
	Address:	on discharge: 41 Mora Road, Cricklewood, London
1918-1931		Activities uncertain but we know he was a circus animal attendant during some of this period.
15 Nov 1931		He and his mother were living in Peacehaven, East Sussex
		At this time he became a member of St. Dunstan's - for men and women blinded on war service. (Known to them as "Tiger" Martin - presumably from his circus days)
7 Dec 1948	Married:	Margaret Alice Lambert, nee Tiller (widow)
		at Lewes Register Office, East Sussex
		Witnesses were B.L. Moore and H.T. Amey

24 July 1950	Son Born	(That's Me!)
6 Sept 1954	Address:	128 Cavell Avenue, Peacehaven, Sussex

2 Nov 1975	Died	Brighton General Hospital
7 Nov 1975	Cremated	Downs Main Chapel, Brighton
		Cause of death Pulmonery Cancer (the Players Weights got him in the end)