Heathcote, Martin Arthur

Unit: Royal Fusiliers

Date of death: 18 July 1916

Age at death: 23

Cause of death: died of wounds

Place of burial/commemoration: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe

From the Pauline Magazine: For nearly a year he was in and out of the trenches, taking part in raids, patrols, and reconnaissances in the usual way. His captain wrote: “It was splendid the way he always backed me up. His platoon thought there was no one like him.’