Toby Moll (general)
Glanville Tobias Moll | |
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| Nickname(s) | Toby |
| Born | 1917 |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Republic of South Africa |
| Years of service | 1935–1972 |
| Rank | Major general |
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| Relations | Charlotte Stirling (wife) |
| Other work | Chief of Staff to Chairman of ARMSCOR (Secondment) |
Major-General Toby Moll SM DSO (born 1917) was a South African Chief of Defence Staff from 1 July 1966 until 30 November 1967.
Military career
Moll joined the Permanent Force in 1935 and qualified as a pilot in 1936[1]: 93 and later became a flight commander at Central Flying School. He served in World War II in the Middle Eastern front.[1]: 93 He was seconded to ARMSCOR as the chief of staff to the chairman from 1968–1972. He retired from the SADF in 1972.
Awards and decorations
- Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM)
- Korea Medal (South Africa)
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Union Medal
- Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- 1939–45 Star
- Africa Star
- Italy Star
- War Medal 1939–1945
- Africa Service Medal (WWII)
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) (3rd Class - Chungmu Cordon (충무))
See also
References
- ^ a b Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leiers Deur die Jare (1912-1982)" (Online). Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 89–98. doi:10.5787/12-2-631. ISSN 2224-0020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.