David Martin (governor)
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Rear Admiral Sir David Martin KCMG, AO |
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Martin on board the USS Missouri in 1986.
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| 34th Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 20 January 1989 – 7 August 1990 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Nick Greiner |
| Lieutenant | Murray Gleeson |
| Preceded by | Sir James Rowland |
| Succeeded by | Peter Sinclair |
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| Born |
15 April 1933 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 10 August 1990 (aged 57) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne, Lady Martin (née Millear) |
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| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Australian Navy
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| Years of service | 1947–1988 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands |
HMAS Melbourne HMAS Supply HMAS Torrens HMAS Queenborough Director, Naval Reserve Cadets |
| Battles/wars |
Korean War Cypriot Civil War Iceland Emergency |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia |
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Viceregal styles of Sir David Martin |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Rear Admiral Sir David James Martin KCMG, AO (15 April 1933 – 10 August 1990) was a senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy and later Governor of New South Wales. He also established the Sir David Martin Foundation to assist young Australians in crisis.
Born in Sydney on 15 April 1933, Martin came from a long line of naval officers. He was descended from Lieutenant George Johnston, one of the Royal Marines of the First Fleet, and the convict Esther Abrahams. Their son Robert was the first Australian born person to enlist in the Royal Navy, which he joined in 1805. In 1942, when David was nine years old, his father was lost in action following the sinking of HMAS Perth of which he was Deputy Commander.
Martin attended the Scots College in Bellevue Hill from 1939–1946 before joining the RAN as a cadet midshipman and entering the Royal Australian Naval College in 1947. He also attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, before serving aboard HMAS Sydney during the Korean War, then aboard the aircraft carriers HMS Vengeance and HMAS Melbourne.
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