John Crocket R. N.,
Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent
Date of Seniority Royal Navy 17 August 1815
John Crockett was included in the Navy List of Medical Officers of 1814. [1] He was appointed Surgeon on the Cygnet in 1819.
Surgeon Superintendent
John Crocket was appointed surgeon on two convict ship voyages to Australia:1). Prince of Orange to Van Diemen's Land in 1822
2). Mangles to New South Wales in 1824. He kept a Medical Journal from 27 May to 1 November 1824 [3]
Family
He was a brother of Henry Crocket of Van Diemen's Land. [2]Unfit for Service 1841
John Crocket was on the List of Surgeons of the Royal Navy who were unfit for service in 1841References
[1] Navy List 1814[2] Australian Medical Pioneer Index online
[3] Medical journal of the Mangles convict ship from 27 May to 1 November 1824 by John Crocket, surgeon and superintendent
