Awarded the VC for his heroism on 12 March 1915, age 23, while serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers. "With a party of six infantry bombers under intense enemy fire he held back enemy reinforcements for over two and a half hours before being ordered to withdraw. (Spanbroekmoelen, Belgium)". Freemason at: №2877, Khartoum Lodge.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cyril Gordon Martin, VC
Commemorated ati
Freemason VCs - W7 - Lyall, Martin, Mayson, McNair
Graham Thomson Lyall, 27 September 1918, Age 26, 102nd Battalion, Canadian Ex...
Other Subjects
E. Frier
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Bengal Artillery 2nd Company 3rd Battalion
Part of the force commanded by Havelock.
1 memorial
G. W. Fusedale
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900. Died of pneumonia at Newcastle, South Africa.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
J. J. Ramsay
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Battle of Trafalgar
A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. Nelson led the British fleet to a decisive victory which permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by t...
9 memorials