Percy Seymour Martin

Percy Seymour Martin (October 18, 18901968) was a Canadian soldier who was the first Black Nova Scotian to receive the Military Medal.

Early life Percival Seymour Martin was born on October 18, 1890, in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

His father, Robert Martin, was a truckman. He held a position at the Amherst Malleable Iron Foundry, where his brother Laurence led the department before the building became the Amherst Internment Camp in 1914.

On July 5, 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Pte. Martin was later wounded at Vimy Ridge in April 1917.

At the end of World War I, Percy Martin was decorated with the Military Medal (MM) on August 9, 1919,

Personal life Percy's brother was Sergeant Laurence Martin of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.

At 22 years old, Percy Martin married Inez May Clarette Halfpenny on October 16, 1912, in Amherst. He had a son named Claude Seymour Martin.

Before going overseas, Percy Martin was superintendent of the Episcopal Methodist Church Sunday School in Amherst.