Submitted by Ken Leeuwestein
Ernest Martin.
Great Grand Uncle.
Born: May - Jun 1900, Sheffield
He was determined, he enlisted 2 times, first time he was discharged after 99 days for false attestation paper.
1st time of enlistment he was in RFA, his attestation papers survive.
2nd time -
Name:Ernest Martin
Birth Place:Sheffield
Death Date:7 Oct 1918
Death Location:France & Flanders
Enlistment Location:Sheffield
Rank:Private
Regiment:East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion:1st Battalion
Number:39293
Type of Casualty:Killed in action
Theatre of War:Western European Theatre
CWGC entry - Panel 4, Vis-en-Artois Memorial France.
Son of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Martin, of 53 Amberley St., Attercliffe Common, Sheffield.
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