Joseph Henry Martin

A Deck Hand, Joseph died of wounds on 20th January 1917, at the age of 36.

Joseph was born at Lowestoft on 22nd January 1881 and was a son of Samuel and Louisa Martin of 32 Pakefield Street, Kirkley. Joseph was a smacksman/fisherman. 

Joseph married Susannah Margaret Frances at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 1st September 1901. They lived at 29 Jacob's Street, Lowestoft, and later at 30 Jacob's Street. 

Joseph enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve on 14 June 1915.

An entry in Joseph's Royal Naval Reserve service record stats that he 'Died of wounds sustained when H.M. Trawler New Comet was blown up at sea on 20 January 1917.'

He is buried at Lowestoft (Normanston Drive) Cemetery.

Note that his service number is incorrectly recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: the correct number, from his service record, is 7334/DA.