Name/Title
Guardsman (Doctor) Norman Leslie Martin - Original Member of 87th Bn and Former President of the Canadian Grenadier Guards 6087 Overseas Association (Personal items and Captured artifacts)Description
Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
*** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ***
Medal group and estate items belonging to 177121 Guardsman Norman Leslie "Les" Martin
(From Left to right):
WW1 British War medal - named to "177121 Pte N.L. Martin 87-Can Inf" - 427,993 issued to Canadians
WW1 British Victory Medal - named as above - 351,289 medals issued to CEF.
Original miniature issue WW1 BWM and Victory Medals circa 1920's issue
His estate of Canadian Grenadier Guards historically important items includes the following:
- Original Princess Mary Christmas 1914 Tin (a total of 2,100,000 were issued during WW1)
- Original CEF 87th Battalion CGG Dog tag named to Pte N.L. Martin,
- Original 6087 Name Badge; and Canadian Government issued ID document(s)
- WW1 Canadian Grenadier Guards Button Locket
- Original Royal Canadian Legion (William Scully Beret) with '87th Bn' Numerals
- Personal Diary from 1918 while in France
- Miniature Medals and WW2 Service Badges
- Original WW1 Grenadier Guards Shoulder Flash
- Original WW1 CEF Trench Mortar Proficiency Badge (Red and White Grenade)
- 1918 Post Cards of Queen Mary and King George V
- Original 6087 Newsletter issued in 1968
- Personal Letter written to Pte Martin's Cousin in Canada dated 7 December 1917
- 5 Captured German Shoulder Straps and buttons (See photo below for details)
- Ossuary bone fragment from Notre Dame de Lorette, France
- Original Photographic Souvenir book of the Canadian Grenadier Guards 87th Overseas Battalion
- Photographs of Dr. Martin in uniform during World War One
- Dr. Martin's original Cap, Collar, and Shoulder badges
Dr Norman Leslie Martin - Past President and long-standing executive of the Canadian Grenadier Guards 6087 Overseas Association.
Born in 1894 from Danville, Quebec, Pte Martin enlisted with CGG (Regimental # 177123) on 9 October 1915. He remained with the 87th Bn his entire time overseas and was one of few veterans who enlisted and discharged with CGG by war’s end. He was wounded (GSW left hand) on 1st of November 1918 in some of the last fighting of the war.
Later on Doctor “Les” Martin became a prominent Dentist and volunteered as Secretary and later President of the 6087 Association. He was an active Veteran of CGG and survived until 1970.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
January 22, 2022Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
May 31, 2025
![Guardsman (Doctor) Norman Leslie Martin - Original Member of 87th Bn and Former President of the Canadian Grenadier Guards 6087th Overseas Association: 5 Captured German Shoulder Straps - (From Left to right):
#1 - Feldrock (1907-10) style Grey strap with white piping and imperial crown with royal cypher - German Grenadier Guards Regiment (Bavaria)
#2 - Red strap with Yellow piping with '11' - 11th Royal Infantry Regiment of the III, IV, XI XIII, XV, XIX, and II Bavarian Korps
#3 - Green strap with red '4' - XXI Korps Rheinisches Infanterie Regiment Number 4
#4 - Lieutenant strap with silver Braid, black Chevrons and black piping [Prussian] - missing pips and Regimental number.
#5 - Bluse Style (1915-18) strap of Imperial German Regiment '360'](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/7470/7865e480-7b26-11ec-84f8-0728db1cdc02-wxWXdm6.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
