Eugene Raymond

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Eugene Cremonx Raymond [1]

Born(1923-05-17)17 May 1923
AllegianceFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Years of service1952–1969
Rank Major General
CommandsChief of SAMHS
Awards Ribbon - Star of South Africa (1952).gif Ribbon - Southern Cross Medal (1952).gif

Major General Eugene Cremonx Raymond [1] SSA SM (born 17 May 1923, date of death unknown) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Army's medical corps in 1952, and was appointed Surgeon-General at Defence Headquarters in 1960. [2] When the medical services were centralised in 1968 he became the chief of the new organisation. He retired from military service in 1969. Raymond is deceased. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452–1992. Fortress Publishers. p.  194. ISBN   0-9583173-3-X.
  2. C.J. Nöthling; E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912–1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 96.
  3. "South African Death Records". Identity Number. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
Military offices
New title Chief of the South African Military Health Service
1968–1969
Succeeded by