Petty Officer Telegraphist James Harold Martin
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Exmoor
Brother in law of Leonard Charles Searles
Birth:
May 1, 1910
West Derby, England
Death:
Feb. 25, 1941
Lost at Sea HMS Exmoor
Burial:
Woodlands Cemetery
Gillingham
Kent, England
Plot: Sec. I. Grave 505.
Petty Officer Telegraphist James Harold Martin was aboard the HMS Exmoor when it sunk in the North Sea February 25 1941. The HMS was escorting convoy FN417 from the Thames estuary to Methil, Scotland when it hit a mine or was torpedoed by German motor torpedo boat S-30. A fuel line ruptured, igniting HMS Exmoor which sank 12 miles off Lowestoft on the East coast of England. One hundred and five men including James Harold Martin perished.
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Name:MARTIN, JAMES HAROLD
Initials:J H
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank:Petty Officer Telegraphist
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy
Unit:H.M.S. Exmoor.
Age:30
Date of Death:25/02/1941
Service No:C/JX 127076
Additional information:Son of James and Elisabeth Martin; husband of Kathleen Olive Martin, of Gillingham.
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. I. Grave 505.
Cemetery:GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY
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May 1, 1910
West Derby, England
Death:
Feb. 25, 1941
Lost at Sea HMS Exmoor
Burial:
Woodlands Cemetery
Gillingham
Kent, England
Plot: Sec. I. Grave 505.
Petty Officer Telegraphist James Harold Martin was aboard the HMS Exmoor when it sunk in the North Sea February 25 1941. The HMS was escorting convoy FN417 from the Thames estuary to Methil, Scotland when it hit a mine or was torpedoed by German motor torpedo boat S-30. A fuel line ruptured, igniting HMS Exmoor which sank 12 miles off Lowestoft on the East coast of England. One hundred and five men including James Harold Martin perished.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Casualty Details details
Name:MARTIN, JAMES HAROLD
Initials:J H
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank:Petty Officer Telegraphist
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy
Unit:H.M.S. Exmoor.
Age:30
Date of Death:25/02/1941
Service No:C/JX 127076
Additional information:Son of James and Elisabeth Martin; husband of Kathleen Olive Martin, of Gillingham.
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. I. Grave 505.
Cemetery:GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY
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