Jasper Martin
Service number
1595881
Military unit
5 LFS Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
29 Jan 1945 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He was an intelligent boy who attended Whitwood Techncal and Mining College to train as a pit manager. He had a greyhound called 'Tab' which he forlornly hoped would win money.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of Samuel, a miner and Emma Louisa Martin, of Cutsyke, Castleford. They had twelve chidren. His girlfriend Molly remembered him as a 'smashing lad' whose final words to her were 'Always remember that I love you.'
Military history
CASTLEFORD (WHITWOOD) CEMETERY Sec. N. Cons. Grave 923.
Rear Gunner
He unluckily deputised for Bill Halley who was unfit to fly as rear gunner on 29th January `1945.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Jasper Martin
Photo: Courtesy of Helen Nall