Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin

Vice-Admiral SIR Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin, K.B.E., D.S.O., R.N., Retired (18 July, 1891 – 3 June, 1957) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was the son of Benjamin Leers Martin, a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy who was killed when the Victoria sank on 22 June 1893.

Martin was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 28 May, 1915 and fought in Malaya at the Battle of Jutland.

Martin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1918.

Martin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 13 October, 1926.

Martin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1931.

Martin was promoted to the rank of Captain in June, 1935.

World War II

Martin was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 2 September, 1948.

See Also

• Service Records
• H.M.S. Malaya at the Battle of Jutland

Bibliography

• Obituary

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Hubert H. de Burgh	Captain of H.M.S. Truculent 10 Jul, 1924 – c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by William A. Willock	Captain of H.M.S. Sable 14 Oct, 1924 – 19 Nov, 1925	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Theodore F. A. Voysey	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 30 Mar, 1927 – 5 Apr, 1928	Succeeded by William D. G. Weir
Preceded by Ivan B. Colvin	Captain of H.M.S. Venetia 5 Apr, 1928 – 3 Mar, 1930	Succeeded by Denys R. Brocklebank
Preceded by Thomas B. Hill	Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern 26 Jul, 1930 – 11 Aug, 1931	Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens
Preceded by Thomas H. Troubridge	Captain of H.M.S. Voyager 10 Sep, 1931 – 25 Sep, 1933	Succeeded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Preceded by Arthur D. Read	Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone c. early 1935 – mid 1935	Succeeded by Wilfrid R. Patterson
Preceded by Wilfrid R. Patterson	Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone 20 Dec, 1935 – 5 Feb, 1937	Succeeded by John G. L. Dundas
Preceded by Walter J. Phipps	Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm 28 Sep, 1938 – 8 Oct, 1938	Succeeded by Thomas E. Halsey
Preceded by ?	Captain (D), Sixteenth Destroyer Flotilla 28 Sep, 1938 – 8 Oct, 1938	Succeeded by Thomas E. Halsey
Preceded by Francis R. Barry	Captain of H.M.S. Dorsetshire Jul, 1939 – Aug, 1941	Succeeded by Augustus W. S. Agar
Preceded by ?	Captain Superintendent, Simonstown 3 Nov, 1941 – 13 Apr, 1942	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Edward J. Headlam	Principal Naval Transport Officer, South and East Africa 14 Apr, 1942 – 1 Nov, 1942	Succeeded by Charles F. Hammill