Piet Retief Commando
Commando
Piet Retief Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
Transvaal Boer commando (Cmdt C.L. Engelbrecht) on Pieters Ridge–Aasvoëlkrans during the final phase of Thukela Heights (27 February 1900). 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
7 on the roll across 2 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Force | Regiment | Corps | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46973 | Cornelius | Daniel Johannes | D J | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | 1899-11-16 | |
| 6601 | Els | Gert | G | Burgher | UDF | Mounted Commandos | South African Infantry Corps | 1915-05-04 |
| 46224 | Herbst | C.f. | C | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | 1900-03-26 | |
| 47646 | Martin | Ferdinand August | F A | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | Unknown | |
| 45190 | Prigge | A.h.j. | A | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | 1899-10-20 | |
| 44977 | Schnetler | Gideon Louis | G L | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | 1899-10-20 | |
| 44000 | Vermaak | B.j. | B | Burgher | BOER | Boer Forces | 1902-02-22 |