249294 Pte. Frank William Martin British Army 9th Btn. East Surrey Regiment from:13 Perth Road, Wood Green, London (d.16th October 1918) Frank Martin was my great uncle whom we knew nothing about until doing research on my grandfather. We found his name on the Roll of Honour for men from London who had served during the War. That was when I began my search to find as much information about him as I could.
He was killed on 16th of October 1918, which was a very bad day for the East Surreys, at a village called Haussy, in the Nord region, where he is buried in the communal cemetery along with seventeen others several who died on the same day.
Unfortunately, I have no photo of Frank so if any one has any photos I would dearly love to see them.
I am planning to revisit his grave and all the other lads in the centenary to pay my respects, if anyone else has a relative they would like me to visit it would be lovely to see you there.
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