Colin Cockcroft

Lieutenant General Dr. Colin Royden Cockcroft SSA SSA SM SD SM MMM, MBChB (4 October 1917 – 5 December 1987)[1] was a South African military commander.

Lieutenant General Dr.

Colin Royden Cockcroft

SSA SSA SD SM MMM, MBChB
Born(1917-10-04)4 October 1917
Dordrecht, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (now Eastern Cape)
Died5 December 1987(1987-12-05) (aged 70)
AllegianceSouth African Army
RankLieutenant General Dr.
AwardsStar of South Africa SSAG Star of South Africa SSA Southern Cross Decoration SD Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM
Spouse(s)Ellen Cornelia Johanna Peacock

A medical doctor, he served as Surgeon General of the South African Medical Service from 1969 to 1977.

Early career

He obtained a MBChB degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1946 and later obtained a master's degree in pediatrics from the University of Pretoria[1]

Military career

He joined the South African Army's medical corps in 1947 but later resigned in 1948.

He served in 5 & 7 Field Ambulance in the Citizen Force until he joined the Permanent Force in 1960.[2][3]

He commanded 1 Military Hospital (Pretoria), served as Deputy Surgeon General and later commanded the centralised South African Medical Service, as Surgeon-General, from 1969 to 1977, before he retired[3]

Awards and decorations

He also served on the South African Medical and Dental Council and was a member of the South African Academy of Art and Science. on 1 December 1973 he was appointed the first Honorary Professor of Medicine at the University of Pretoria[4]

References
  1. In Memoriam C.R. Cockroft
  2. Nöthling, C. J.; Meyers, E. M. (28 February 2012). "LEIERS DEUR DIE JARE (1912-1982)". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 12 (2). doi:10.5787/12-2-631. ISSN 2224-0020.
  3. C.J. Nöthling; E.M. Meyers (1982). "LEIERS DEUR DIE JARE". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2).
  4. Passing events


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