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Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916 : Papers
- Date
- 1914-1916
- By
- Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916
- Reference
- MS-Group-0400
- Description
The collection is of four items: (1) a diary for 5 January-13 September 1916 kept by Martin until four days before his death. It describes life at the front and hospital experiences, mostly in France; (2) a copy of `A surgeon in khaki' published 1915 in which he describes his experiences in the Royal Army Medical Corps in France and Flanders (1914-1915) and which is inscribed to his wife; (3) a folder of enclosures from the diary and the book which include clippings about war, R F Scott, the duties of an officer and a letter to the edtior of the `Scotsman' about the Royal Army Medical Corps quoting Martin's book, calling cards, a pressed flower `margery in flower', a note on Haig's Order of the Day, an autographs card, a Masonic address, a leaflet in Niuean `Koe tau kupu ke he tau', a postcard of Isbergues and a page of notes (4) a French government propaganda poster urging the population to be careful about information that might be useful for the enemy.
Other Titles - A surgeon in khaki
Martin served in the Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-1915 and wrote `A surgeon in khaki' following those experiences. He returned to the front in 1916 as a major in the NZ Medical Corps
Quantity: 2 volume(s). 2 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss and printed matter
Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 13 small photographs of war-related scenes, 3 14x9cm photographs of Martin, and one postcard of Isbergues.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 2 volume(s), 2 folder(s), 0.08 Linear Metres, Diaries, Publications (Documents), Manuscripts, Mss and printed matter
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Poster
Date: [ca 1915]
From: Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916 : Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-5395
Description: French government poster which says in French 'Shut up! Be careful! The enemy is listening', and that it is issued by the Ministry of War, 28 October 1915. Some pencil notes on the back. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter 280 x 400 mm Item in pieces encapsulated
A Surgeon in khaki
Date: 1914-1915
From: Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916 : Papers
Reference: MSX-4132
Description: In `A Surgeon in khaki' the author describes his field service during 1914 and 1915 in the Royal Army Medical Corps, mostly in France and Flanders Other Titles - A surgeon in khaki Quantity: 1 volume(s) (279 pages). Physical Description: (23cm, brown leather cover)
Papers
Date: 1914-1916
From: Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5395
Description: The folder has the enclosures from Martin's 1916 diary and `A Surgeon in khaki' (1915) and includes clippings about war, R F Scott, the duties of an officer, a letter to the editor of the `Scotsman' about the Royal Army Medical Corps quoting Martin's book, calling cards, a pressed flower `Margery in flower', a note on Haig's Order of the Day, an autographs card, a Masonic address annotated by unknown hand `-bantering at first, then full of traditional and conventional sentiments', a leaflet in Niuean `Koe tau kupu ke fakiloa ke he tau', a postcard of Isbergues and a page of notes. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 70 digitised images
Diary
Date: 1 Feb-13 Sep 1916
From: Martin, Arthur Anderson, 1877-1916 : Papers
Reference: MSX-4131
Description: The diary begins retrospectively on 5 Feb 1916 referring to leaving Palmerston North 1 Feb 1916 and ends 13 Sep 1916, four days before his death. He describes life at the front and hospital experiences, mostly in France, which he reached 11 April. Martin did not keep daily entries but summarised events that occurred between entries. Addresses, quotations, verses, notes and clipping are part of the diary. Clippings and photographs in a pocket in the back cover are in MS-Papers-5395. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: (18cm, brown leather cover) Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 166 digitised images