ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH.

Subject: ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH. Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:58 pm

The Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 28 August 1928

"The death has occurred of Mr. Edward Martin, aged 71 years, a well-known local resident, employed for many years by Guyra Shire Council. He is survived by Mrs. Martin, t»vo sons, nnd three daughters. He was a native of Kent, England. He took part in the Zulu War in 1879 as a mounted trooper."

Posts : 3394 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Littlehand

I can only find 4 E. Martin's listed on the Medal Roll, they are:

Ordinary Seaman E. Martin
Private E. Martin, 1st King's Dragoon Guards
Private E. Martin, 60th Rifles
Lieutenant Evelyn Charles Martin, 87th (Royal Irish) Fusiliers, Commissariat and Transport Department.

So we may have a possible match with Private E. Martin, 1st King's Dragoon Guards. More research needed.

Salute

Subject: Re: ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH. Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:37 pm

There is one 4 year old on the 1861 census, from Kent, Ramsgate, by the name of Edward H Martin.
Give or take a year search, two other possibles,both 5 year olds, plain old Edward Martin, one from Chatham, the other from Sandwich, Kent.

Subject: Re: ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH. Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:52 pm

1879graves wrote:: Hi Littlehand

I can only find 4 E. Martin's listed on the Medal Roll, they are:

I also find an Edward Moore of the Coldstream Guards. Didn't the Coldstreams have a mounted detachment on special service?
(Capt Barton was killed at Hlobane).
More likely to have been the Dr

Posts : 3394 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Tasker224

Quote :: I also find an Edward Moore of the Coldstream Guards.

Is the above listed on the medal roll, as my old eyes still cannot find him :p;:

Subject: Re: ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH. Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:40 pm

Thanks for looking, it wasn't really much to go on...

Subject: Re: ZULU VETERAN'S DEATH. Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:48 pm

1879graves wrote:

Hi Tasker224

Quote :: I also find an Edward Moore of the Coldstream Guards.

Is the above listed on the medal roll, as my old eyes still cannot find him :p;:

I did mean Edward Martin by the way! No, but he has a service record pertaining to 1879:

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk

I can't download it as I can't remember my username and password!

Posts : 3394 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Tasker224

Quote :: No, but he has a service record pertaining to 1879:

Now that could be interesting Salute

Quote :: I can't remember my username and password!

That comes to us all at some stage :p;: only joking Salute

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