Alfred Martin (Indian Army officer)

Sir Alfred Martin
Born	30 March 1853
Died	27 October 1926
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1874-1912
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	1st Bn 5th Gurkha Rifles 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Tirah Campaign
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Robert Martin KCB (30 March 1853^[1] - 27 October 1926^[2]) was a British officer in the Indian Army.

Military career

Martin joined the 13th Regiment of Foot in 1874.^[3] He transferred to Bengal Staff Corps in 1877 and took part in the Jowahi-Afreedees expedition in 1877 and fought at the Battle of Kandahar in September 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.^[3] He was commanding officer of 1st Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles for the Miranzai expedition in 1891 and became Assistant Adjutant General, Punjab in 1892.^[3] He then took part in various expeditions on the North West Frontier of India in the 1890s.^[3] He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General for the Tirah Campaign in 1897 and then became Deputy Adjutant General, India in 1899.^[3] He went on to be a Brigade Commander in India in 1904, Adjutant-General, India in 1906 and General Officer Commanding 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division in 1908 before retiring in September 1912.^[4]

He was Colonel of the 5th Gurkha Rifles from 28 June 1921 up to his death.^[5]

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