Description
Royal Engineers Military Medal group, 7th Field Company Royal Engineers (likely a Wytschaete Ridge or South of Kemmel award)
Military Medal (Geo V) 21944 A. Cpl. J.T. Martin. 7/Fd Co. R.E..; 1914 Star (bar, 5th Aug – 22nd Nov 1914) 21944 Sapr J.T. Martin. R.E.; British War and Victory Medals, 21944 A-Cpl J.T. Martin. R.E> 9Swing mounted as worn) Captain A.E. Haynes R.E. 1861-96 Medal, in its fitted box of issue) The Royal Life Saving Society Medal, J. Martin Jan 1907.
Julian Thomas Martin was born in India in 1892 the son of William Edward and Constance Martin, they were living on Prescott Road, Ormskirk in the early 1900’s, his mother dying when he was only 5 years old.
Enlisted 7th September 1911
He was awarded the Haynes Medal in 1912 as “BEST RECRUIT” 165 Party Royal Engineers intake 1912. (The award is for field works and fortifications, one medal being awarded per party in recognition of Captain Haynes RE, Killed in action in South Africa in 1896.
Military Medal, London Gazette 11th October 1916. This gazette refers to various Mid July Somme awards.
The movements of 7th Field Company show they were at Wytschaete Ridge, 28th May to 21st July 1916, then South of Kemmel 22nd July to 4th August 1916 (Battle of Flers-Courcelette 23rd July 1916)
His MIC card confirms his 1914 trio, and that he entered France on the 23rd August 1914
Copies of the war diary show he was wounded in September 1916, and states him returning from a casualty clearing station.
He is entitled to a Silver War Badge No 04757
Discharged 14th December 1918.
With the research there is a copied photograph of a Cpl J Martin of the Royal Engineers noted as P.O.W. But we have not proved this is the same man as there are several Martin’s with the initial T in the RE (Photo Not illustrated here)
Condition – GVF, nicely toned.
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