Kenneth William Martin
Memorial: Bitton - St Mary's Church
Regiment: The Northumberland Hussars
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: William and Beatrice Martin
Marital status: Married
Home address: Warmley, Bristol
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 03/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France; commemorated “Fallen Heroes of Normandy” website and St Mary’s Churchyard War Memorial Bitton
Age: 24
Further information:
102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt. Artillery.
Kenneth’s regiment entered France as part of the D-day landings. It is likely that Kenneth fell during Operation Bluecoat an offensive in the Battle of Normandy lasting from 30 July until 7 August 1944.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
http://www.glosgen.co.uk/warmem/bittonwm.htm
http://www.fallenheroesofnormandy.org/Servicemen/Surname/MARTIN
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Northumberland_Hussars#Second_World_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bluecoat