Arthur Anderson MARTIN

Regimental number3/1737
OccupationMedical practitioner
Next of kinWife, Mrs C M Martin, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationMajor
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, No 2 Field Ambulance
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankMajor
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'The death of this Officer, killed in action on 18th September 1916 at Flers is a very severe loss both to the Division and to the Medical Profession in New Zealand. Hs devotion to duty regardless of danger was untirining and his professional services invaluable.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4 January 1917.

FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Place of burialSt Pierre Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No 4), Amiens, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 34