John Martin (New Zealand admiral)
Rear Admiral Alan John Ogilvie Martin, ONZM is a retired officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy, who served as Chief of the Navy from 30 November 2015 to 29 November 2018.[1]
John Martin | |
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 John Martin in September 2016 | |
| Born | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/ | Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Years of service | 1979–2018 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Chief of the Navy (2015–18) Maritime Component Commander (2011–13) HMNZS Te Kaha (2001–03) |
| Awards | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit |
Commodore Martin (left) visits the Japanese Self Defence Fleet Headquarters in Yokosuka, October 2012
Born in Dunedin, Martin joined the navy in 1979. He served as commander of the Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet as the Maritime Component Commander from March 2011 to September 2013.[2] Martin was appointed Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3] In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Officer of the same order.[4]
References
- "NZDF – Chief of the Navy". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Hartigan, Brian (1 September 2015). "New Zealand names new Chiefs of Army and Navy". Contact. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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