Arthur Anderson Martin
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Arthur Anderson Martin (26 March 1876 – 17 September 1916) was a New Zealand surgeon.
Martin was born in Milton, South Otago, New Zealand on 26 March 1876.[1] He studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he gained an MB ChB in 1900 and an M.D. in 1903 with a thesis on surgery in the Boer War in which he served as a civilian surgeon in the South African Field Force.[1][2][3] He returned to Palmerston North where he worked in general practice and as a surgeon at the hospital.[1] He gained a reputation for his surgical skills, particularly in cancer surgery and treatment.[1]
In 1914 Martin enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps and served in the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium.[1] He was praised for his surgical skills in battle and his bravery for often placing himself in dangerous situations.[1][4] He returned to New Zealand for rest and recuperation but spent some time training personnel at the New Zealand Medical Corps training site at Awapuni.[1] He joined the Medical Corps and returned to France in 1916.[1][5] He was fatally wounded at Flers and died in Amiens on 17 September 1916.[1]
Martin was awarded the 1914 Star, the British War Medal, a DSO posthumously and was Mentioned in Dispatches.[5]
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