Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Martin

Initials: R.W.

Rank: Captain

Army No.: 75621

Notes: Provost Officer. Dorsetshire Regiment. Robert William Martin. London Gazette 40172, 2830, 14/5/1954. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Short Serv Commn. The undermentioned Maj (Empl List 3) to be Maj, 15/5/1954 retaining their present seniority:- R W Martin (75621) from Dorset. London Gazette 40550, 4432, 2/8/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Maj Robert William Martin, TD. (75621) from Short Serv Commn, to be Lt, 3/8/1955, with seniority 3/3/1941. Capt R W Martin, TD. (75621) to be Maj, 3/8/1955 with seniority 3/9/1952. Lt R W Martin, TD. (75621) to be Capt, 3/8/1955, with seniority 1/7/1946. London Gazette 40872, 5093, 7/9/1956. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. The undermentioned Maj to be Lt/Col on the date shown:- R W Martin, MBE. TD. (75621), 6/7/1956. London Gazette 42568, 275, 12/1/1962. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt/Col R W Martin, MBE. TD (75621), retires on retired pay, 12/1/1962. London Gazette 43051, 5880, 12 /7/1963. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Lt/Col. R W Martin, MBE. TD. (75621) having attained the age limit. ceases to belong to Res. of Offrs., 13/7/1963.

Decorations/Medals/Awards (2)

1. Decoration: Efficiency Decoration (Territorial)

Gazette Date: 1952-06-10

Gazette Issue: 39567

Gazette Page: 3173

2. Decoration: Member of the British Empire

Gazette Date: 1955-06-09

Gazette Issue: 40497

Gazette Page: 3265

Citation: RMP. Queen's Birthday Honours. Citation for MBE, Northern Ireland, 22 Feb 42 - 2 Dec 54. During the past two years in which Major MARTIN has been DAPM of this Command he has shown qualities and devotion to duty, enthusiasm and leader ship of a quite exceptional order. In the professional field he has produced a first class military police organisation of the highest standard of efficiency and smartness, and in the exceptional conditions prevailing here in Ireland, he has handles questions of liaison with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, escorts for the Governor and distinguished personages, as well as the general Provost problem with outstanding success. he has achieved this success by using his whole vitality, which is very considerable, on the job in hand. In addition, Major MARTIN because of his known ability, enthusiasm and capacity for "running a show" has been used by me for a wide variety of tasks, extending from training events for tattoos, organising military Hunter Trials, training auxiliary Ulster police, etc., etc. In each of these his infectious keenness and complete determination to make each performance the best of its kind had produced outstanding success. Although he lost an arm in the late was he has by character so mastered the disability as to excel in "show jumping" and other dangerous sports. His work and personality which are known throughout the whole of Northern Ireland have done much to enhance the prestige of the Services here. He has now just left the Command but his example remains as the standard of how things should be done.Lieut- Gen Sir J D Woodall, KBE, CB, MC. GOC Northern Ireland District. National Archive WO 373/163

Surname:	Martin
Initials:	R.W.
Rank:	Captain
Army No.:	75621
Notes:	Provost Officer. Dorsetshire Regiment. Robert William Martin. London Gazette 40172, 2830, 14/5/1954. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Short Serv Commn. The undermentioned Maj (Empl List 3) to be Maj, 15/5/1954 retaining their present seniority:- R W Martin (75621) from Dorset. London Gazette 40550, 4432, 2/8/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Maj Robert William Martin, TD. (75621) from Short Serv Commn, to be Lt, 3/8/1955, with seniority 3/3/1941. Capt R W Martin, TD. (75621) to be Maj, 3/8/1955 with seniority 3/9/1952. Lt R W Martin, TD. (75621) to be Capt, 3/8/1955, with seniority 1/7/1946. London Gazette 40872, 5093, 7/9/1956. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. The undermentioned Maj to be Lt/Col on the date shown:- R W Martin, MBE. TD. (75621), 6/7/1956. London Gazette 42568, 275, 12/1/1962. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt/Col R W Martin, MBE. TD (75621), retires on retired pay, 12/1/1962. London Gazette 43051, 5880, 12 /7/1963. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Lt/Col. R W Martin, MBE. TD. (75621) having attained the age limit. ceases to belong to Res. of Offrs., 13/7/1963.