Colin Cockcroft

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Born(1917-10-04)4 October 1917
Died30 June 1987(1987-06-30) (aged 69)

Colin Royden Cockcroft

Born(1917-10-04)4 October 1917
Died30 June 1987(1987-06-30) (aged 69)
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
SpouseEllen Cornelia Johanna Peacock

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.

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

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]

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