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 gained a reputation for his surgical skills, particularly in cancer surgery and treatment.

In 1914 Martin enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps and served in the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium. He was praised for his surgical skills in battle and his bravery for often placing himself in dangerous situations. 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. He joined the Medical Corps and returned to France in 1916. He was fatally wounded at Flers and died in Amiens on 17 September 1916.