Eric Campbell Martin (1906 - 1989)

Born 16 Oct 1906 in Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Eric was born in 1906. He is the son of Charles Martin and Sarah King. ^[1]

Is this the correct Eric? LOST SIX FINGERS. LOCAL BOY'S ACCIDENT. TEMUKA LEADER, ISSUE 10770, 24 MARCH 1925 Shortly after four o'clock on Saturday afternoon,- a distressing accident occurred (in the furniture factory of Mr L. G. Scrimshaw. A young man named Eric Martin was engaged in working a machine, when his hands got caught, severing four fingers on the right hand and two on the left. He was immediately removed to Te Rata Hospital, and an operation was performed. The fingers on the right hand were amputated at the first joint and the two on the left hand above the second joint. Upon enquiry at the hospital yesterday, it was learned that the patient was progressing satisfactorily.

Eric married Rita Gladys BREHAUT (1904-1991) in Kalgoorlie, WA in 1933, twin daughter (sister was Gladys Rita Brehaut) of William Henry Brehaut & Elizabeth Brown [1] [2]

Eric passed away in 1989 ^[2] and is buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Christchurch ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1906/22923 Martin Eric Campbell Sarah Charles Alexander
2. ↑ 1989/29346 Martin Eric Campbell 16 October 1906
3. ↑ BillionGraves Index Name Eric Campbell Martin Event Type Burial Event Place Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Cemetery Woodlawn Memorial Gardens and Christchurch Crematorium Latitude -43.54161 Longitude 172.68689 Birth Date 1906 Death Date 1989 Affiliate Create Date 2015-11-26 11:52:19 Affiliate Image Identifier 17422489 Citing this Record "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1W-HR8P : 7 December 2015), Eric Campbell Martin, died 1989; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens and Christchurch Crematorium, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
4. ↑ Christchurch Probate files MARTIN Eric Campbell - Christchurch - Retired Joiner 1989 1989 Christchurch High Court