Ermelo Commando

Commando

70 records in this database

Transvaal Boer commando (Cmdt Hans Grobler) on the line from Rooikop to the Langverwachtspruit during the final phase of Thukela Heights (27 February 1900); also held Wynne Hill (West). Source: Gillings, Ken. While They Kept The Flag Flying: The Relief of Ladysmith — The Battle of the Thukela Heights, 12th to 28th February 1900. 2nd ed. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2012 (ISBN 978-1-920315-80-1).

Part of

Formation	Type	Relationship	Dates
Group 12	Group Command	organic	1980-01-01 – 2008-03-31
SADF Commando System: commandos reported to this numbered Group Command (late-1980s structure as published).
General Support Base Nelspruit	GSB	attached	2005-01-01 – 2008-03-31
Commando affiliation to the Group’s SANDF General Support Base (2005 restructuring).

Personnel

#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Date of Death
47536	Baxter	John (jack) Alexander	J ( A	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-10-13
47458	Beukes	Johannes Marthinus	J M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-01-15
47422	Bezuidenhoudt	Pieter A.s.	P A	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-07-09
47421	Bezuidenhout	Pieter H S	P H S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-10-30
47210	Bothma	Jan D.	J D	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-11-01
47186	Breytenbach	Jacob Coenrad	J C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-08-16
47181	Breytenbach	Johannes	J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1899-11-02
47184	Breytenbach	Johannes Velde	J V	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	Unknown
29613	Bronkhorst	Nicolaas Carel Martinus	N C M	Rifleman	South African Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1986-11-21
47143	Buhrmann	Adriaan Smuts	A S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-04
47141	Buhrmann	Hendrik Theodor	H T	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-18
47128	Burger	Jacobus W.	J W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-12-22
47003	Coetzer	W. (c)	W (	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-05-22
46976	Cornelius	Frits	F	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-12-12
46927	Davel	Willem Marthinus	W M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-10-06
46913	De Beer	Georg	G	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	Unknown
5377	De Meyer	Willem Albertus	W A	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-03-20
46782	De Villiers	Pieter Johannes	P J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-06-04
46708	Du Buisson	Theunis Hendricus	T H	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	Unknown
46661	Du Plooy	Pieter Lafras	P L	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-11-22
46629	Du Toit	D.m.	D	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-07-17
46499	Erasmus	Willem Petrus	W P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-01-04
46497	Ernst	Frederik Wilhelm	F W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-21
46470	Fischer	Stefanus Johannes Bekker	S J B	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-21
8483	Gouws	Johannes Stefanus Hendrik	J S H	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-02-25
8758	Greyling		G J A	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1914-11-18
46324	Grobler	J A	J A	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-02-12
8826	Grobler	Solomon	S	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1914-11-30
46150	Jacobs	Johannes Cornelius Marthinus	J C M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-10-20
46149	Jacobs(z)	Jan Hendrik J.	J H J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-02-17
46082	Jooste	Martin Schalk Willem	M S W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1899-11-16
46049	Joubert	Johannes Christoffel	J C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-10-20
46041	Joubert	Johannes Gideon	J G	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-28
46042	Joubert	Johannes Stefanus	J S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-03-30
46045	Joubert	Johannes Stefanus	J S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-03-30
46038	Joubert	L de Jager	L J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-03-23
46069	Joubert	L de Jager	L J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-03-23
46009	Kleynhans	Daniel Cornelis E.	D C E	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-03
46002	Kleynhans	J.j.	J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-08
46003	Kleynhans	Jan Hendrik	J H	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-08
45835	Langenhoven	Eliza Marthinus	E M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-08
47709	Malan	Gert Jacobus	G J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-05-28
16462	Mey	Jan Adam	J A	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-03-20
45678	Meyer	Jacobus Johannes Philippus	J J P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-22
18521	Nel	Johannes Fredrick	J F	Sergeant Major	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-03-20
45436	Olivier	Barend Cornelius	B C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-17
45339	Pieters	Frederik Petrus Stephanus	F P S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-03-22
45252	Prange	Jan	J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-25
45002	Scheepers	Jacobus M.s.	J M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-11-29
44991	Scheepers	Jacobus Mathias Stephanus	J M S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-10-29