William John Charles Martin

1919 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	William John Charles Martin  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Oct 1919	Webley, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1939  [2]
  	Electrician
  Residence	4 Sep 1939	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 71 Coburg Street
  Enlisted	5 Sep 1939	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Burial	1944	Calvados, France   [1]
  	Address: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
  	Grave Reference: IV. E. 3. Location: The town of Bayeux, in Normandy, lies 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. Bayeux War Cemetery is situated in the south-western outskirts of the town, on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware. Bayeux is an ancient and historic town of Normandy. Its cathedral was the seat of Bishop Odon, half-brother of William the Conqueror, who took part in the invasion of England; and in it is the tomb of an English soldier of the Hundred Years' War. Bayeux was the first French town of importance to be liberated from the Germans in June 1944. On the opposite side of the road stands the Bayeux Memorial to 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and have no known grave.
  Death	2 Sep 1944	France   [1]
  Obittuary	7 Sep 1946	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mentioned in mother's obit in The Ottawa Citizen 7 Sep 1946 page 13.
  Fact	2 Provost Coy  [1]
  Fact	Army  [1]
  Fact	C/3039  [1]
  Fact	Sergeant  [1]
  Fact	The Canadian Provost Corps  [1]
  Person ID	I126388	Lowertown
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2021

  
  

  Mother	Lily Beatrice Ling,   b. 1895, London, England d. 7 Sep 1946, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F48301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Commemorated on of the Second World War Book of Remembrance .

  
  

• Sources

  [S3438] (Reliability: 3). The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM) [S3437] (Reliability: 3). Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947 for William John Charles Martin [S3662] (Reliability: 3).