Kalfie Martin

Lieutenant-General Henry James "Kalfie" Martin (10 June 191020 October 2000) was a South African military commander.

Military career He joined the South African Air Force in 1935 and played rugby union for his country in 1937. in North Africa (1942–1943), and in 1945 he commanded 4 Group, which was responsible for transporting South African servicemen back home from Italy. He was CO of AFB Waterkloof from 1949 to 1951. from 1 December 1953 to 31 October 1959, Air Chief of Staff (1 May 1965 to 30 June 1966) as Chief of the Air Force from 1 July 1966 to 30 November 1967, and as Chief of Defence Staff from 1 December 1967 to 31 December 1968.

Awards and decorations

Rugby career As a member of the Air Force, Martin played his club rugby for Garrison RFC and he also played provincial rugby for . In 1937 he toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand. He played his first and only test match against Australia on 17 July 1937. He also played 15 tour matches.

Test history

No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 26–17 Tighthead prop 17 Jul 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney