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Born during the June quarter 1917 in the Barton upon Irwell R.D. - ref:
8c/960, the son of Thomas & Amy Martin (nee Williamson).

No Trace on the 1939 National Registration, but his parents were then
residing at "Southwood", Hargate Drive, Hale, Cheshire.  Thomas - Married -
born: 4th July 1892 - occ: Director of Chemical Works.   Amy Martin -
Married - born: 17th March 1892 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.    Amy M.
Martin - Single - born: 23rd April 1921 - occ: Teacher of Dancing.   This
would indicate that he was already serving by then - servicemen were not
included in the domestic N.R.

Commissioned to the rank of Pilot Officer on the 27th November 1940 -
Gazetted 7th January 1941.

From Wikipedia - 464 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
bomber squadron during World War II. Formed in 1942 in the United Kingdom
with personnel from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa
and the Netherlands, the squadron served in the light bomber role,
undertaking operations over France and the Low Countries, from bases in
England. It also flew night fighter missions.  Later, following D-Day, the
squadron moved to France where it was used to interdict German transports
and infrastructure. It further engaged in several low-level precision raids
against Gestapo targets in France and Denmark.

In early 1944, still based out of RAF  Hunsdon, No. 464 Squadron
concentrated on attacking V-1 flying bomb launch sites and gained a
reputation for highly accurate bombing.  This reputation led it to be
selected for Operation Jericho, which was the first of a number of
precision attacks that the squadron made on Gestapo targets in occupied
Europe.  In this mission, aircraft from the squadron formed part of the
force which breached the walls of a Gestapo prison at Amiens, France on 18
February 1944 allowing members of the French Resistance to escape.  The
squadron's activities were intensified from April as part of the
preparations for the Allied invasion of Europe. It struck railway
infrastructure, bridges, road transport and convoys.  In contrast with its
previous operations, these sorties were often conducted during daylight.

The squadron continued to attack transport and communications targets from
June 1944 to support the invasion; in this role it was a prominent part of
the Australian contribution to the Battle of Normandy.  This was one of its
busiest periods during the war and in the first week after D-Day, the
squadron's aircraft flew 75 sorties; over the course of the whole month it
lost five aircraft.

Died together with Flight Sergeant Haydn Llewelyn Morgan - No.99108 and
buried with him in a Joint Grave in Creil Communal Cemetery.

M.I. - "Say not they had too brief a day.  They knew the dawn, but not
decay".

CWGC - Son of Tom & Amy Martin, of Bromley Cross (north of Bolton),
Lancashire.  B.Sc. Elot.