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|birth_date=1915-04-06 | |birth_date=1915-04-06 | ||
| − | |birth_place=Mooi River | + | |birth_place=Mooi River, South Africa |
|death_date=1994-12-18 | |death_date=1994-12-18 | ||
| − | |death_place=Howick, KwaZulu-Natal | + | |death_place=Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| + | |title=Head of The South African Army | ||
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| − | '''Lieutenant-General Charles Alan 'Pop' Fraser''' | + | '''Lieutenant-General Charles Alan 'Pop' Fraser SSA SM''' was a [[South Africa]]n military commander who attended [[Le Cercle]]. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Fraser joined the [[South African Army]] as a part-time Active [[Union Defence Force (South Africa)|Citizen Force]] [[soldier]] in 1934 and became a full-time [[Permanent Force]] member in 1946. He served in [[World War II]]. He served as Chief of the Army from 1966 to 1967,<ref name=Scientaria>{{cite journal|first1=C.J.|last1=Nöthling|first2=E.M.|last2=Meyers|title=Leaders through the years (1912-1982)|journal=Scientaria Militaria|year=1982|volume=12|issue=2|page=92|url=http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631}}</ref> and as [[General Officer Commanding]] Joint Combat Forces, co-ordinating [[South African Army|Army]] and [[South African Air Force|Air Force]] operations and training, from 1967 to 1973. As GOCJCF, he was the third-highest-ranking officer in the [[South African Defence Force]]'s Supreme Command. | Fraser joined the [[South African Army]] as a part-time Active [[Union Defence Force (South Africa)|Citizen Force]] [[soldier]] in 1934 and became a full-time [[Permanent Force]] member in 1946. He served in [[World War II]]. He served as Chief of the Army from 1966 to 1967,<ref name=Scientaria>{{cite journal|first1=C.J.|last1=Nöthling|first2=E.M.|last2=Meyers|title=Leaders through the years (1912-1982)|journal=Scientaria Militaria|year=1982|volume=12|issue=2|page=92|url=http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631}}</ref> and as [[General Officer Commanding]] Joint Combat Forces, co-ordinating [[South African Army|Army]] and [[South African Air Force|Air Force]] operations and training, from 1967 to 1973. As GOCJCF, he was the third-highest-ranking officer in the [[South African Defence Force]]'s Supreme Command. | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 12 November 2017
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| Born | 1915-04-06 Mooi River, South Africa |
| Died | 1994-12-18 (Age 79) Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Spouse | Nancy Frances Margaret Ford |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
Lieutenant-General Charles Alan 'Pop' Fraser SSA SM was a South African military commander who attended Le Cercle.
Career
Fraser joined the South African Army as a part-time Active Citizen Force soldier in 1934 and became a full-time Permanent Force member in 1946. He served in World War II. He served as Chief of the Army from 1966 to 1967,[1] and as General Officer Commanding Joint Combat Forces, co-ordinating Army and Air Force operations and training, from 1967 to 1973. As GOCJCF, he was the third-highest-ranking officer in the South African Defence Force's Supreme Command.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cercle/1982 (Wildbad Kreuth) | 11 June 1982 | 13 June 1982 | Germany Hanns Seidel Foundation | 1982 conference organised by Franz Josef Bach. The participants were guests of Franz-Josef Strauss. The first page of the attendee list was published online in 2011 |
| Le Cercle/1983 (Bonn) | 30 June 1983 | 3 July 1983 | Germany Bonn | |
| Le Cercle/1984 (Capetown) | 12 January 1984 | 15 January 1984 | South Africa Stellenbosch Capetown | 4 day meeting of Le Cercle in Capetown exposed after Joel Van der Reijden discovered the attendee list for this conference and published it online in 2011 |
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References
- ↑ Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 92.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
