FIRST BRITISH TANK

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1938, Page 11

FIRST BRITISH TANK

NEW ZEALANDER WAS DRIVER. “The Record,” official organ of the British Transport Workers’ Union, reports the death of Laurence Martin, a member of the Commercial Road Transport Branch. He was employed as a driver by Hay’s Wharf Cartage Company, and was well known at their London depots. He was born in New Zealand, but came,to Great Britain when quite a youngster. He took part in the Great War, and as a sergeant-major in-

structor he drove the first British tank into action on the Western Front. j On his return to civilian life, he took lup motor driving as a livelihood and became an active member of the Union. He had been for years a shop steward and a member of the A r ea Trade Group Committee. He was also a member of lite South-Eastern Road j Transport Conciliation Board,