| Intro | South African general and Doctor | ||||
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Military personnel Doctor |
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| From | South Africa | ||||
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Healthcare Military |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 4 October 1917, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||
| Death |
5 December 1987 (aged 70 years) |
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| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Lieutenant-General Colin Cockcroft SSA SM (4 October 1917 – 1987) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he served as Surgeon General 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
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.
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
Awards and Decorations
Other work
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