Brigadier-General Cuthbert Thomas Martin, DSO* (December 1877 – 27 May 1918) was a

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officer. He was killed by a shell during the

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while commanding the

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. Brigadier-General

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, who was with him, was wounded at the same time.

Biography

Martin was the son of Sir Acquin Martin and Lady Martin. He joined the British Army when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the

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on 15 May 1897, and with the 1st Battalion of his regiment took part in the occupation of Crete in 1898.Hart's Army list, 1901 Serving in South Africa during the

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, he took part in the battles of

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(November 1899),

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(December 1899), Koodoosberg, Retief's Nek, and Witpoort (July 1900). He was promoted to

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while in South Africa, on 11 February 1900.

References

* Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). ''Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918''. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 89-90.

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* {{CWGC, id=1759286 British Army brigadiers 1918 deaths People educated at Beaumont College Highland Light Infantry officers Companions of the Distinguished Service Order British military personnel killed in World War I British Army personnel of the Second Boer War