| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General Dr. |
| Colin Royden Cockcroft | |
| Honorific Suffix: | , MBChB |
| Birth Date: | 1917 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dordrecht, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (now Eastern Cape) |
| Allegiance: | South African Army |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General Dr. |
| Spouse: | Ellen Cornelia Johanna Peacock |
Lieutenant General Dr. Colin Royden Cockcroft, MBChB (4 October 19175 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
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
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]