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Chris Roux

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Brigadier General Christiaan Hendrik Roux SM, MMM
Nickname(s)	Chris
Born	1952 (age 71–72) Cape Town
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Army
Years of service	1971–2012
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	4 Artillery Regiment
Commands held	Director Army Acquisitions, SANDF GOC Artillery Formation OC10 Artillery Brigade OC4 Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars	South African Border War
Awards

Brig Gen Chris Roux SM MMM was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery.

Military career

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He joined the South African Defence Force in the early seventies. He was an instructor at the South African Army College, Battery Commander at Sierra Battery of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, OC 10 Artillery Brigade, OC 4 Artillery Regiment, SSO Doctrine at Army Headquarters, Director of Artillery, General Officer Commanding Artillery Formation from 1999 to 2001.^[1] Director Army Acquisitions at Acquisitions Division. He retired in 2012.

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Master Gunner: 72

Brigadier General Chris H. Roux^[a]
Year: 2001
←71: Colonel Maarten A. Schalekamp	Colonel F.J. Breytenbach :73→

61 Mech Operational Service Badge
(Service)

Black on Thatch beige, Embossed Rectangular bar (upright) with a black dagger and three black lightning flashes angled diagonally across the blade

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^ Post occupied when award was made: General Officer Commanding, Artillery Formation

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^ Anon., "School of Artillery", South African Gunner (PDF), p. 9, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013, retrieved 31 March 2015

Military offices
Preceded by Brig Gen Johann Jooste	Director Army Acquisition 2001–2013	Succeeded by Brig Gen Sydney Mketo
Preceded by New	GOC Artillery Formation 1999–2001	Succeeded by Brig Gen Abe Notshweleka
Preceded by Cmdt Sarel Buijs	OC4 Artillery Regiment 1993–1994	Succeeded by Deon Holtzhausen
Preceded by Col Jean Lausberg	OC10 Artillery Brigade 1991–1992	Succeeded by disbanded
Honorary titles
Preceded by Col Maarten Schalekamp	72nd Master Gunner 1999	Succeeded by WO1 Jacques Niemand

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