Sergeant ALEX MARTIN
Last address in Lewis: 13 Portvoller,
Son of Malcolm and Catherine Martin
Service unit: C Coy, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Service number: 316888
Enlisted at Stornoway
Date of death: 23 October 1916 at the age of 22
Killed in action in France
Interred: Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, grave VIII. D. 4.
Local memorial: Point (Garrabost)
The 1901 census shows Alick at his grandparents' house at 13 Portvoller. They were Alex (70) and Cathrine. His parents Malcolm (34) and Cathrine (35) are also present, as were young Alex's siblings John (8), Kate (4) and Malcolm (1).
His brother John served with the Ross Mountain Battery and survived the war.
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