Name
Martin Lloyd Weston
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/08/1915
25
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
14232
Hampshire Regiment
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Christchurch Memorial, Little Heath, Potters Bar, Little Heath & Bentley Heath Memorial, Potters Bar, All Souls Chapel Book of Remembrance, Potters Bar
Pre War
Martin Lloyd Weston was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in 1890 to James Weston,, a groom, and Priscilla (nee Cleave).
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, James C (born 1889), and Martin were living as lodgers with Harriet Webber at Ilsham Cottages, Tormoham, Newton Abbott.
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, James, Martin, Charlotte (born 1894), Allan (born 1896) and Andrew (born 1897) were living at Leggatts Cottages, Sheephouse Hil, Little Heath, North Mimms.
On the 1911 Census Martin was an elementary school teacher and living in lodgings with Emma Amelia Holland and two other lodgers in St Albans.
Wartime Service
Martin enlisted in the Hampshire regiment as Private 14232. No Service Record was found. He may have been posted directly in the 10th (Service) Battalion which was formed from men volunteering in Aug 1914.
The Battalion moved from the Depot at Winchester to Mullingar in Ireland to become part of 10th (Irish) Division in Sep 1914 and became part of 29 Brigade in the same division at the Curragh, Ireland in Mar 1915. The Division left Liverpool on 7 Jul 1915 en route for Gallipoli via Mudros. On 6 Aug 1915 29 Brigade landed at Anzac Cove while the rest of the Division landed at Suvla Bay. They were re-united and fought at the Battle of Sari Bair (6-10 Aug 1915) this include to action at Scimitar Hill where the firing was so intense at set the grass alight. Martin was killed in action during the Battle of Sari Bair. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 and arrears of £3 18s 2d was paid to his father James.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Martin Cope
