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PLS HELP FIND BIRTH FOR CHARLES MARTIN BORN

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leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 18:30

Please help looking for birth of CHARLES MARTIN he had two sisters maybe more florence martin and beatrice martin born around 1901 ish london area.

charles fought and survived WW1 and was in the royal fusillers

Lewella

Lewella Report 19 Feb 2008 18:53

Do you have his parents' details?

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 18:59

hi no sorry no parents details, wish we had thats what we want to know for.

we know florence married a riley if thats any help

and beatrice married a rassell

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 19:24

If you have one of the sisters marriage certificates for a fathers name..Charles maybe found on a census with the parents,,do you have any other siblings birth certificates,??

have you Charles Army records,for his age,?

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 19:28

HI KAY may have found florence may martin born 1901 pancras london, she may be the one, dont know her fathers name, cant view it.
cant match florence rose exactly, must be popular names of their day

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 19:35

did charles have any other names,,,
?

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 19:43

no seems just charles martin
florence rose martin
beatrice may martin

london area

thats it not much to go on sorry

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 19:45

there are two Charles Martins in the WW1 pensions records,,

one bn 1895..Lambeth,Charles Frederick, Martin enlisted int othe 21st Battery of the London Regiment,May 1913,,,,,,,aged 17 and 2 months.

Charles Frederick Arthur Martin.,,, bn 1892..Kentish Town,,who enlisted into the London Brigade Royal Field Artillery..in Feb 1910///aged 18 and 11 monhs,

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 19:47

any idea of Charles marriage if any,??as that would at least give fathers name aswell,,,,,,,,

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 19:48

THANKS FOR THAT, his medals say royal fussillers TF

so dont know about those ones, maybe

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 20:03

thats good whats his number on the medals,,it will be round the edge,,
as it may have in his record next of kin,,,,,

they often joined other regiments in the course of duty,,,,,

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 20:30

cant find a marriage

on his medals it says 1480
PTE.C.E.MARTIN
1 - LOND.R.

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 20:34

am I being a bit thick here, looks like he has a middle name of E on the medal inscription

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 20:39

yes its a middle name..possible edward?or could be miss stamped,,could it be F,,,,,,,,,,

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 20:43

yes you could be right there

Kay????

Kay???? Report 19 Feb 2008 20:50

well it looks like he could be the one bn 1895,,,,he should be on the 1901 census,,,age abt 4/5.........

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 21:01

Pls has anyone got access to the 1901 census to look him up for me many thanks

jansmith

jansmith Report 19 Feb 2008 21:09

Looks like his medal card is on national archives sitehttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Description Medal card of Martin, Charles E
Corps Regiment No Rank
London Regiment 1480 Private
London Regiment 200170 Private

Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/13

leesle

leesle Report 19 Feb 2008 21:19

hey thats wonderful does it give a year or if I go to that site will it give me more MANY THANKS

jansmith

jansmith Report 19 Feb 2008 21:24

You can download the medal card for £3.50 but it doesnt really give personal details just what medals given. Do you know when any of them died?