title: Eugene Raymond
text: # Eugene Raymond
  
  Major General Eugene Raymond SSA SM (born 1923) 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. When the medical services were centralised in 1968 he became the chief of the new organisation. He retired from military service in 1969.
  
  ## Awards and decorations
  
  * Star of South Africa (1952) (SSA)
  * Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM)
  