Eglingham Churchyard Section-A-Row-4-8- Martin

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Celtic cross mounted on two-stepped pedestal, on plinth.

In Loving Memory of [Inscription on front of top step.]

HENRY JOHN MARTIN M.A. for twenty one years Vicar of this parish and Archdeacon of Lindisfarne. Born November 28 1830 died December 28 1903 ‘Jesus called him to heaven’s perfect peace.’

D.M^c Millan & co  [On front of first step]

And in loving memory of WILHELMINA MARIA his wife who died Feb 20 1924

‘Nearer my God to thee’,

[Inscription on left panel of first step]

Also in memory of HENRY MARTIN, Colonel R.A.M.C. their eldest son who was accidentally drowned in Japan June 4 1908.

[Inscription on right panel of first step]

Commentary

BERWICKSHIRE NEWS , 16 June 1908

A telegram from Tokio states that Colonel Henry Martin, chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps in Hong Kong, was drowned in Lake Chuzenji near Nikko, while fishing on Friday. Colonel Martin was a son of the late Archdeacon Martin of Lindisfarne, and had many friends in North Northumberland. He acted for many years on the staff of both Lord Harris and Lord Sandhurst at Bombay. He served throughout the Boer War, went through the siege of Ladysmith, and was three times mentioned in dispatches. He left for Hong Kong last October to take up a position on the staff there, and this sad accident has occurred whilst visiting Japan on leave.