Killed in action on the 4th of June 1915 (age 18) at Gallipoli whilst serving with the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

On the 14th December 1914 he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in to the 13th (Service) Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. On the 20th May 1915 he sailed for the Dardanelles, arriving there on the 2nd June 1915 where he was attached to the 4th Battalion of his regiment.

On the 4th June 1915 the 4th Battalion attacked Turkish positions on the opening day of what came known as the Third Battle of Krithia.

The men of 'Z' Company, 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment had already dug a new trench close to the Turkish front line on the night of May 25th/26th 1915. At 9.30am on the morning of the 4th June the British Artillery opened a barrage which lasted until 11.30am when there was a ten minute silence in order to confuse the enemy. The barrage began again at 11.40 and finally stopped at 12 noon, the men then scrambled out of their trenches into a storm of heavy gun fire.

The surviving 4th Worcesters then rushed across the open ground and into the enemy trenches, clearing three lines of them, taking 80 prisoners and capturing four enemy machine guns. On the left of the 4th Worcesters the 24th Sikhs had suffered grievous casualties and their attack had failed exposing the Worcester's flank. They then formed a defensive flank along the steep slope of Gully Ravine and held it under heavy fire, driving back a counter attack at the point of the bayonet.

The 4th Worcestershite casualties during this attack were five officers killed, of which 2nd Lieut. Basil Martin was one, with three missing and a large number of other ranks.

2nd Lieut. B. C. D. Martin