James Fitzgerald Martin

Major-General James Fitzgerald Martin KStJ CB CMG CBE
Born	12 June 1876
Died	14 February 1958 (Age 81)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Battles / wars	Second Boer War, World War I
Awards	Knight of the Order of St. John Knight of the Order of the Crown of Belgium
Spouse(s)	Mary Latimer Hawks Moody (d. of Colonel Richard S. Hawks Moody)

Major-General James Fitzgerald Martin KStJ CB CMG CBE (12 June 1876 – 14 February 1958) was a distinguished British Army officer who served as Surgeon to George VI and to the Viceroy of India.

Martin was the son of Colonel W. T. Martin.^[1] Martin was educated at Bath College, and at Edinburgh University (MB, ChB, 1899), and at the University of London (DPH, RCS and P., 1911).^[1]

He married, at Exeter Cathedral in 1906, Mary Latimer Hawks Moody (1883 – 1960), who was the daughter of Colonel Richard S. Hawks Moody and the granddaughter of Major-General Richard Clement Moody who was the founder of British Columbia. They had one daughter Mary Charlotte (b. 1909).^[1]

Martin was commissioned into the British Army as a lieutenant on 4 December 1899. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa from 1900 – 1902, for which he received both the Queen's South Africa Medal, with four clasps, and the King's South Africa Medal, with two clasps. After the end of this war, he was promoted to captain on 4 December 1902,^[2] then to major in 1911.^[1] He served in World War I between 1914 and 1918, during which he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1917. For his service in this war, he was mentioned in despatches five times and received the CMG, the CBE, and the 1914 Star.^[1] Martin was promoted to colonel in 1927; and to Major-General in 1931. He retired in 1935.^[1]

Martin was employed between 1940 and 1943 by the Ministry of Health as Inspector of Hospitals and Assistant Hospital Officer of No. 3 and No. 6 Regions. He was employed by the Southern Region department of the Ministry of Pensions from 1944 to 1947.^[1] Martin served as Honorary Surgeon to King George VI, and to the Viceroy of India. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.^[1] He was also invested as a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Belgium.^[1]