MARTEN, GEORGE KENNETH RODGER
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Source 1. Article reporting him ill (17 January 1917 edition) 2. Article reporting him home on leave (4 July 1917 edition) 3. Article reporting him home on leave (3 April 1918 edition) 4. Obituary (12 June 1918 edition) |
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
William Thomas and Elizabeth Rodger Marten |
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Where born |
Leyton, Essex |
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When born |
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Address |
Parents: Fernlea, Bearsden, Glasgow |
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Self: Bearsden, Glasgow |
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Self: Scotland for some years |
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4 |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Messrs. (Charles) Bunting’s Brewery |
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3 |
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Where enlisted |
Uttoxeter |
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Regiment |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
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2, 4 |
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Unit |
115th Siege Battery |
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Rank |
Gunner |
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1, 2, 3, 4 |
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Service Number |
58360 |
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Date of Death |
31 May 1918 |
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4 |
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Age at time of death |
37 |
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Where Killed or died |
Flanders/France: Somme area |
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How he died |
Killed in action |
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4 |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie - Grave II. G. 30. |
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He had lived in Scotland for some years and was keen on playing golf and his obituary in the Uttoxeter Advertiser described him as a fine exponent of the ancient game.
He was also a keen cricketer and before the war he was a member of the Uttoxeter Cricket Club and had many friends in the local area.
He joined the army in August 1915. Before that he had been assistant brewer at Bunting's Brewery in Uttoxeter, where he was highly regarded by the Directors and the employees. He had been assistant brewer since 1910.
We do not know when he went to the front line, but we do know that in January 1917 he was ill in hospital, but progressing favourably. The illness turned out to be dysentery because in July of the same year he was home on leave and the Uttoxeter Advertiser reported that he was now well again after a period in hospital with dysentery. By this time he had already seen several months’ service in Salonika and France.
At the beginning of April 1918 he was at home on leave again. By now the Uttoxeter Advertiser said that he had been serving in France.
New of his death was given to Charles Bunting by George’s sister on Friday 9th June 1918. She was living in Glasgow at the time.
George is commemorated on the town memorial in the Market Place and on the war memorial in St. Mary’s Church in Church Street, Uttoxeter: