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YOUNG BARRY OFFICER KILLED II BY BOMB MISHAP. I We much regret to note that Lieutenant Arthur William Martin, late of the Cana- dian Expeditionary Forces, sou of Mr, and Mrs. T. Martin, 95, Main-street, Cadoxton- j Barry, died on Wednesday cf last week at Kinmel Park Military Hospital Rhyl, North Wales, from the effects of all acci- dental explosion of a bombing practice on II the previous day. Deceased was one of a number of officers and men who marched to the camp bomb- illg pit for grenade throwing practice. Four "bombs had been thrown, and had dufr ex- plodecr, Vli-en immediately the was a fifth ,explosion, following which Lieutenant Mar- tin was found in his bay suffering from ex- tensive wounds about the head and legs- The only theory that could be advanced for j the occurrence was the possible disturbance by the four bombs which had been thrown of a. dud" bomb (on-e that had been thrown without exploding, and had got buried during a former practice). The burial took place at Bodelwyd- dan Church, the beautiful marble church at Kininel, on Saturday morn- ingr, the funeral being a military one. The chief mourners present were Lient. J. B. Martin, R.W.F., and Mr. Ralph Martin, brothers; and Mr. E. Ventris Jenkins, brother-in-law. Six of the deceased's brother officers acting as bearers. His commanding officer, Lieutenant-colonel C. H. Young, and oiffcers of the battalion: Lieutenant- colonel Ivor Bowen, and other Royal Welsh Fusiliers ofifcers; officers from ■ the bombing school, and the men of F. Company, to which Lieutenant A. W. Martin belonged, were amongst those present. The firing party con- sisted of 40 non-commissioned ofifcers. Floral tributes were sent by the brigade bombing officer and staff and by deceased's brother officers. The brave young oiffcer joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of the war, and after serving twelve months in France, was granted a commission in the Welsh Regiment in January last. Lieutenant A. W. Martin will be remembered before his departure for Canada, as a member of St. Cadoc's Branch of the C.E.M.S. and as a sidesman of St. Aidan's Church, Cadoxton. This is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin who has made the greitt sacrifice. F. H. Martin having been killed in April, 1915, in the second Battle of Ypres, while two sons 4re still serving, P. E. Martin being with the Australian Expedition- ary Force, and Lieutenant J. B. Mar- tin, w ho was wounded in July last at Mametz Wood, is at present assistant recruiting officer at Llanelly. Another son, Mr. R. Martin is a member of the Glamorgan Volunteer Regiment.

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