Nickname(s) Kalfie Name Kalfie Martin Other work Author Battles/wars World War II Rank Lieutenant general | Years of service 1935 - 1968 Allegiance South Africa Battles and wars World War II | |
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Born 10 June 1910
Bloemfontein ( 1910-06-10 ) Awards Southern Cross Medal (SM)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) (DFC) Died October 20, 2000, Pretoria, South Africa | ||
Service/branch South African Air Force | ||
Lieutenant-General Henry James "Kalfie" Martin (10 June 1910 – 20 October 2000) was a South African military commander.
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Military Career
He joined the South African Air Force in 1935 and played rugby union for his country in 1937. During World War II, he commanded 3 Wing in North Africa (1942-1943), and in 1945 he commanded 4 Group, which was responsible for transporting South African servicemen back home from Italy. He was CO of AFB Waterkloof from 1949 to 1951.
He served as Quartermaster-General from 1 December 1953 to 31 October 1959, Air Chief of Staff (1 May 1965 to 30 June 1966) as Chief of the Air Force from 1 July 1966 to 30 November 1967, and as Chief of Defence Staff from 1 December 1967 to 31 December 1968.
Awards and Decorations
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