MARTIN, John Andrew
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn.
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3187191
Died :
Sunday, June 11, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
28
Cemetery/Memorial:
Private Andrew Martin was killed in action at Normandy, France. Son of Robert and Mary Elizabeth Martin, of Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
Durnford-Slater, Commando (Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2), RoH, Appdx.1.
Image of the headstone at his grave
Record query
Casualty lists show no secondary unit. Secondary unit also missing on main entry on CWGC database. Some CWGC Grave Reg Forms show No.3 Cdo. Email sent 6/7/2025 to CWGC to confirm or otherwise secondary unit as that shown on the headstone at his grave, ie. No.3 Commando.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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