Identity
Person No.
15275
Service No.
5132
Last Name
First Name
James
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
52
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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Additional Information
Notes
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of James Martin, of Gallatown, Scotland. Served in Nile Expedition (1885), Chitral Campaign (1895), Gold Coast Expedition (1896 8), and the South African Campaign. Awarded the Royal Humane Society's Medal.
Citation
From RHS - Martin, James - Case 39242 - On the 3rd June 1912, George Collin fell overboard from a fishing boat some 12 miles off Burnmouth, there being a heavy sea running at the time. Martin jumped after him, and, having caught him, they were got on board after being twenty minutes in the water.
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project