Alfred Martin (Indian Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Robert Martin KCB (1853-1926) was a British officer in the Indian Army.

Military career
Martin joined the 13th Regiment of Foot in 1874. He transferred to Bengal Staff Corps in 1877 and took part in the Jowahi-Afreedees expedition in 1877 and fought at the Battle of Kandahar in September 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He was commanding officer of 1st Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles for the Miranzai expedition in 1891 and became Assistant Adjutant General, Punjab in 1892. He then took part in various expeditions on the North West Frontier of India in the 1890s. He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General for the Tirah Campaign in 1897 and then became Deputy Adjutant General, India in 1899. He went on to be a Brigade Commander in India in 1904, Adjutant-General, India in 1906 and General Officer Commanding 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division in 1908 before retiring in September 1912.