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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC & Bar, VD, FRCS (4 April 1874 – 22 June 1953) was an English physician, officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and a double recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
2 de mar. de 2015 · Lt. Col. Arthur Martin-Leake of the Imperial Yeomanry was the first to receive a second Victoria Cross. The first was from his actions in the Boer War in 1902. Martin-Leake went to help several wounded soldiers during a battle at Vlakfontein.
19 de jun. de 2024 · Description. Articles, correspondence, photographs, obituaries, and memorabilia of Martin Leake (1874-1953), who won the Victoria Cross in 1902 during the Boer War and won a bar to it in 1914 on the Western Front during the First World War.
The First World War 1914. For his gallantry in the fighting between 29 October and 8 November 1914, Lieutenant A Martin-Leake, Royal Army Medical Corps, became the first man to be awarded a Bar to the Victoria Cross.
Description: Obituary for Martin-Leake, Arthur (1874 - 1953), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Language: English. Source: Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Full Name: Martin-Leake, Arthur. Date of Birth: 4 April 1874. Place of Birth: Ware, Hertford. Date of Death: 22 June 1953. Place of Death: Ware, Hereford. Occupation:
14 de abr. de 2016 · Martin-Leake: double VC. London; Leo Cooper, 1994. Obituary BMJ 1953; 2: 46 – 47. Google Scholar | Medline
The previous recipients were Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake and Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, both doctors serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Martin-Leake received his VC for rescuing wounded under fire in the Second Boer War, and the Bar for similar actions in the First World War.
