Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

Evacuee

Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down. Known as Pepe, he first sailed from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom on S.S. Dromore Castle in July 1940.

Also on the steamship were his parents John Martinez Sr. and Clemencia “Menchi” Martinez, his brother John “Johnny” Martinez Jr., and sister Amanda Martinez. The youngest brother Clive Martinez was born at a Dr. Barnardo’s home in Romford, Essex, England before the family moved on to Northern Ireland.

During Pepe’s time in Co. Down, he had a girlfriend named Muriel Cartwright. She taught nursery-school-aged children at the camp.

Evacuees from Gibraltar the Martinez family (Pepe, Amanda, Johnny, Menchi, Clive, and John) outside the dining room at Camp no. 2 Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down. — © Clive Martinez Info

Evacuees from Gibraltar Joseph — © Clive Martinez Info

Back Row: 1. Lionel Santos 2. Amanda Martinez 3. Florence “Flossie” Cartwright 4. Alminda Tonna 5. Unknown 6. Unknown 7. Muriel Cartwright 8. Unknown 9. Unknown 10. Unknown 11. Unknown 12. Unknown 13. Unknown 14. Unknown 15. Unknown 16. Unknown 17. Unknown Third Row: 1. Joseph “Pepe” Martinez 2. Victor Gonzalez 3. Joseph “Joe” Formosa 4. Unknown 5. Unknown 6. Unknown 7. Unknown 8. Unknown 9. Unknown 10. John “Johnny” Martinez Jr. 11. Unknown 12. Joseph “Pepe” De La Cruz Second Row: 1. Unknown 2. Unknown 3. Unknown 4. Unknown 5. John Martinez Sr. 6. Captain Bateman-Fox 7. Mrs. Bateman-Fox 8. Unknown 9. Joseph “Pepe” Noguera 10. Unknown 11. Unknown 12. Unknown 13. Unknown Front Row: 1. Unknown 2. Unknown 3. Unknown 4. Hilda Tonna 5. Unknown 6. Unknown 7. Unknown 8. Unknown 9. Unknown 10. Unknown 11. Unknown

Evacuees from Gibraltar including members of the Martinez family and friends pose in costume outside the Nissen huts that served as dining rooms and community centres at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down. — © Clive Martinez Info

Gibraltar Evacuee Camp no. 2 at Cargagh, Downpatrick, Co. Down

Ballydugan Road Downpatrick Co. Down BT30 9AG

The Cargagh Camp was Camp 2 of the 16 established sites for Gibraltar evacuees who came to live in Northern Ireland during the summer of 1944.

Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

Clemencia Martinez

Clemencia Martinez was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

Clive Martinez

Clive Martinez was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

John Martinez Jr.

John Martinez Jr. was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

John Martinez Sr.

John Martinez Sr. was an evacuee from Gibraltar housed at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.

Muriel Cartwright

Muriel Cartwright was an evacuee from Gibraltar at Camp no. 2, Cargagh near Downpatrick, Co. Down during the Second World War.