Arthur Anderson Martin

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. 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. He returned to Palmerston North where he worked in general practice and as a surgeon at the hospital. 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.

Ambulances at the Marne, First Battle of the Marne. Photo from A Surgeon in Khaki by Martin Publications Surgical notes from a temporary clearing hospital at the front, 1915 A Surgeon in Khaki – an account of his experiences as a doctor in WWI.

Legacy

At Palmerston North Hospital a memorial wing was dedicated to Martin as well as a memorial plaque. All Saints Church in Palmerston North has a plaque and a flag in his memory. Another memorial plaque is in St Paul's Church in Symonds St, Auckland.