Major Stanley Frederick Aylwin Martin

Major, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).

Son of Frederick Brice Martin and Clare Harriette Martin of 4 Codrington Place, Clifton, Bristol, England; husband of Gertrude Ethel Dunn (formerly Martin), of Toronto, Ontario.

Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in August 1914 [an original] as a Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant. Promoted to Lieutenant. Promoted to Major January 8, 1915. Wounded January 25, 1915.

The Circumstance of Death Card for Temporary Major Martin shows the following:

Box 21: Grave previously accepted as located at Sheet 57D R24 c6.4

Box 9: "Killed in Action" During an attack West of Courcelette and whilst leading No.4 Company, in the rear of No.3 Company, along a sunken road which was under considerable shell fire, there were several halts. Upon such occasions his Company took shelter under the three foot bank on the left side of the road. At each halt Major Martin went forward a short distance to see what occasioned the delay. During one of these halts he had proceeded a few yards along the centre of the road and turned towards the Company, when he was hit in the head by an enemy rifle bullet and instantly killed.