Memorial

Midshipman W E Martin

William Esson Martin tablet detail

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Current Location

St Mary's Kirk (Redundant), B9002, Auchindoir, Gordon, Grampian, AB54 4JB, Scotland

NJ 48311 24603

Church of Scotland

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 57098
Description: Wall mounted, portrait orientated nowy headed stone tablet with a broad raised border. Inscription in leaded lettering.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ WILLIAM ESSON MARTIN/ MIDSHIPMAN/ BORN AT EDINBANCHORY IN THIS PARISH/ 11TH APRIL 1902,/ KILLED 10TH MARCH 1917/ IN THE ACTION BETWEEN THE S.S. "OTAKI"/ AND THE GERMAN RAIDER "MOEWE."/ THIS TABLET/ IS ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS/ WILLIAM & MARGARET MARTIN.

War: First World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, manner of death, date of death, place of death, relationships

Tablet

Height: c850mm

Width: c620mm

Depth: c50mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Western Front Association Bulletin by Western Front Association Bulletin 67 October 2003
This England Magazine Spring 2015 pages 40-41
CWGC Entry-http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3060590/MARTIN, W E