Martin, Louis Grover
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Louis Grover |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Allen and Ella Maud Martin, of Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE320 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 138. |
Epitaph | I CANNOT AND WELL NOT SAY THAT HE IS DEAD HE IS JUST AWAY ASLEEP IN JESUS ( Quote from He is not Dead by James Whitcomb Riley) (Is Well a spelling mistake should it be Will) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/182617 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Martin Creek, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Creek |
Memorial Text |
Location | Water Lane, Ford, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Post & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt. V.G. Bailey (RAFVR) aged 20, and Sgt. L.G. Martin (RCAF) aged 22. Wellington HE320. January 9, 1944. |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1944 |
End Date | 09-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | An engine caught fire and the crew were ordered to bale out. All did so except the rear gunner |