Lieutenant Walter Urban Martell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Martell,
Walter Urban
Date of birth: 1892-11-05
Place of birth: L’Ardoise CB Canada
Next of kin: Fred A Martell, L’Artoise, CB.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-10-28
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Sergeant, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the 3rd Battle of Ypres or the Battle of Passchendaele in the vicinity of Tyne Cot.
Awards
Military Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1594475
LAC ID:
201051
Service file: B5966-S062
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Fred A. and Maria Louise Martell, of L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia.
His military no was 222400.
During the operation this man was killed in 12 officers were killed, 11 wounded and 371 other ranks were casualties.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the 85th battalion war diary. This man is on the CWGC site. [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion D Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-09-13