In Memory Of
MARTIN, CHARLES EDWARD
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
102970V
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-09-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII #JF417, engine cut crashed in sea 10 miles SW of Cap Vaticano, Sicily
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 277.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Decorations:
D F C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
DFC LG 3 December 1940 pg. 6861 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations."; MID LG Sup 17 March 1941 pg. 1574
Son of Noel and Matilda Martin; husband of Gladys E. B. Martin, of Strubenvale, Springs, Transvaal, South Africa.
