J. S. S. Martin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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military doctor
Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1888
Date of Death: 24-Dec-1973
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About J. S. S. Martin
- Major-General John Simson Stuart Martin CSI (18 June 1888 – 24 December 1973) was a Scottish doctor in the Indian Medical Service.
- He served during both World Wars. Born in Stornoway, he was educated at Oban High School, Rockhampton Grammar School (Queensland) and the University of Edinburgh.
- He was commissioned into the Indian Medical Service in 1912.
- He served in Mesopotamia from November 1914 until April 1916 he was taken prisoner by the Turks at the fall of Kut.
- He was mentioned in despatches in 1916.
- By the time of the start of the Second World War, he was a Colonel, and was further promoted to substantive Major-General 6 March 1943, retiring 6 March 1945.He latterly lived at Glendale, in the Isle of Skye.
- He died at Gesto Hospital on the island.His daughter Lorna is the wife of immunologist Avrion Mitchison.
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