Bethal Commando

Commando

69 records in this database

Bethal 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 D.J.J. Breytenbach) on Botha’s Rooikop–Langverwachtspruit line in 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).

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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

69 on the roll across 4 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (69) Boer forces (65) Union Defence Force (2) South African Defence Force (1) South African National Defence Force (1)

#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Force	Regiment	Corps	Date of Death
33069	Stander	Casper	C	Warrant Officer Class II	SANDF	South African Commandos	South African Infantry Corps	1998-03-01
44785	Steenkamp	Piet Stephanus Albertus	P S A	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-10-21
24220	Steyn	Petrus Paulus	P P	Burgher	UDF	Mounted Commandos	South African Infantry Corps	1915-03-03
44639	Theron	Pieter Johannes	P J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-06-28
44395	Van Dyk	Gerhardus Johannes	G J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		Unknown
44390	Van Dyk	Marthinus Johannes	M J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		Unknown
44318	Van Niekerk	Gerhardus Wilhelmus	G W	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-11-30
44296	Van Niekerk	Lucas Cornelis Ass Vk	L C A V	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1902-04-02
44250	Van Rensburg	Jacobus Barend Janse(n)	J B J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-11-16
44190	Van Schalkwyk	Cornelis Johannes Andries	C J A	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1900-05-02
44126	Van Vuuren	Lukas C. Janse	L C J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-06-12
44093	Van Wyk	Louis Adriaan Daniel	L A D	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-03-07
44077	Van Zweel	Emil Wilhelmus	E W	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1900-04-08
44035	Venter	Jacobus M (koos)?	J M (	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1900-02-19
44027	Venter	Stephanus Marthinus	S M	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1900-03-24
43965	Viljoen	Johannes Jacobus	J J	Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1900-05-02
43867	Weldon			Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-01-08
43824	Whiteman			Burgher	BOER	Bethal Commando		1901-03-07
33901	Wolmarans	Nicolaas Johannes	N J	Rifleman	SADF	South African Commandos	South African Infantry Corps	1988-10-16