| Description | Material relating to Company Sergeant Major John Robert Martin DCM 250371 1st/6th Battaslion, the Manchester Regiment. Includes a photocopy of a letter written by CSM Martin to his wife from Alexandria, Egypt in January 1916 detailing his crossing from Southampton to Alexandria via Marseilles describing the torpedoing and sinking of his ship - the RMS Ivernia - subsequent loss of life and his rescue; a letter from his granddaughter (the depositor) to the Manchester Regiment Museum re the above letter; and copies of printouts from 'Soldiers Who Died In The Great War' and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website re CSM Martin. CSM Martin's medals are at the Manchester Regiment Museum. |
