Col Edward Cuthbert DE RENZY-MARTIN DSO MC [1344]

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Edward Cuthbet De Renzy Martin
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1883
Baptism Date: 30 Apr 1883
Baptism Place: Abbottabad, Bengal, India
Father: Alfred Robert Martin
Mother: Bessie Charlotte St. George
FHL Film Number: 510870

Edward Cuthbert DeRenzy Martin
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1883
Marriage Date: 18 May 1912
Marriage Place: Redhill, St John, Surrey, England
Father: Alfred Martin
Spouse: Winifred Grace Alicia Hull

Capt Edward Cuthbert de Renzy Martin, Yorkshire Light Infantry.
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He set a splendid example of courage and ability and was largely instrumental in the success of the operations. Later, he twice patrolled the brigade front and greatly assisted in reorganising the line. MC
Ref: Leeds Mercury 12 December 1916

Infantry Commanding Officers.
Lancashire Fusiliers
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Cuthbert de Renzy Martin 07/02/1917 to 10/04/1918 Wounded

De Renzy-Martin was with the First Gurkha Rifles, then in 1933 joined the staff of King Zog of Albania.

Imperial War Museum.
De Renzy Martin, E C
Category private papers
Catalogue date 1988-02
Cataloguer PHR
Photocopy of ms diary (28pp) covering the period April 1918 - January 1919 describing in excellent detail his command of 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (25th Division) during the German 1918 spring offensive, including the fighting around Steenwerck near Fleurbaix in Belgium, the events leading to his capture there, his captivity in (briefly) France at Lille and Germany at Rastatt (April - June 1918), Stralsund (June - December 1918) and Altdamm (December 1918 - January 1919) and his repatriation. It contains numerous criticisms of the military inadequacies of the Portuguese and of the Territorial/New Army forces whose officers' indiscipline in POW Camp he highlights repeatedly as a disgrace to the Army, alongside details of German attitudes to and treatment of POW's and conditions in the camps.

Martin Edward Cuthbert de Renzy of Woodborough House Worton Devizes Wilts died 15 Dec 1974 Probate London 12 Mar 1975 £4908. National Probate Calendar

Edward married Winifred Grace Alicia HULL [1343] [MRIN: 422], daughter of Edmund Charles Pendleton HULL [935] and Fanny Maria JULIUS [934], on 18 May 1912 in St John Redhill SRY. (Winifred Grace Alicia HULL [1343] was born 3 Qtr 1881 in Blackheath Lewisham KEN and died on 7 Feb 1937 in Wengen Bern Switzerland.)

Edward next married Margaret Grant REID M.B.E. [13964] [MRIN: 3492], daughter of Dr Alexander Christie REID [20445] and Unknown, on 6 Aug 1942 in St Andrew Nottingham NTT. (Margaret Grant REID M.B.E. [13964] was born on 2 Aug 1912 in Nottingham and died on 20 Apr 1974 in Nottingham.)