Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet
| Sir Martin Lindsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1905 UK |
| Died |
5 May 1981 (aged 75) UK |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British ArmyRoyal Scots Fusiliers |
| Years of service | 1925–1950 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
CBE, DSO, Polar Medal Baronetcy |
Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet, CBE, DSO (22 August 1905 – 5 May 1981) was a British army officer, polar explorer, politician and author.
He first came to national attention in the 1930s, as a Polar explorer in Greenland. His front-line service during the Second World War, during which he commanded a battalion and was decorated for bravery, further added to his reputation. Immediately after the war he went into politics and served diligently as a Member of Parliament, for nearly two decades.
In 1962, his lifetime of distinguished service to his country was recognised with the award of a Baronetcy.
Lindsay was born to a long-established Scottish noble family and could trace direct descent, as 22nd in line, to the Sir William Lindsay who was ennobled as Lord Lindsay of Crawford in 1398. Martin Lindsay was himself the son of an officer in Britain's Indian Army who became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles.
Lindsay was educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
In 1925, Lindsay passed out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Two years later, he was posted to Nigeria and seconded to the 4th Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment. During this period, Lindsay won Nigeria's Grand National horse race.
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