John Claverly Martin

Flight Lieutenant

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George Claverly Martin and of Ellen Martin (nee Matheson), of Spreydon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Edna Martin, of Forest Hill, London.

References:

Martyn (2008)
Martyn (1998)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying his Spitfire, to cover an attack on a power station at Lille, France, the squadron was attacked on the return journey. However it is believed that he may have been lost through a mid-air collision over the English Channel, rather than being shot down.

[For Your Tommorow, Errol Martyn, Vol. 1, Page 139]

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Casualty

Service Number:

40313

Name:

John Claverly Martin

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

06 May 1914

Place of Birth:

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed on air operations

Date of Death:

27 August 1941

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Embarkment Date:

14 August 1937

Vessel:

Arawa

Destination:

United Kingdom

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Runnymede Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 29.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom