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

70 on the roll across 3 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (70) Boer forces (63) Union Defence Force (6) South African Defence Force (1)

#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Force	Regiment	Corps	Date of Death
46661	Du Plooy	Pieter Lafras	P L	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-11-22
46708	Du Buisson	Theunis Hendricus	T H	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		Unknown
46782	De Villiers	Pieter Johannes	P J	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-06-04
5377	De Meyer	Willem Albertus	W A	Burgher	UDF	Mounted Commandos	South African Infantry Corps	1915-03-20
46913	De Beer	Georg	G	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		Unknown
46927	Davel	Willem Marthinus	W M	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-10-06
46976	Cornelius	Frits	F	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-12-12
47003	Coetzer	W. (c)	W (	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1900-05-22
47128	Burger	Jacobus W.	J W	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-12-22
47143	Buhrmann	Adriaan Smuts	A S	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1900-02-04
47141	Buhrmann	Hendrik Theodor	H T	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1900-02-18
29613	Bronkhorst	Nicolaas Carel Martinus	N C M	Rifleman	SADF	South African Commandos	South African Infantry Corps	1986-11-21
47186	Breytenbach	Jacob Coenrad	J C	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-08-16
47181	Breytenbach	Johannes	J	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1899-11-02
47184	Breytenbach	Johannes Velde	J V	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		Unknown
47210	Bothma	Jan D.	J D	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1900-11-01
47421	Bezuidenhout	Pieter H S	P H S	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-10-30
47422	Bezuidenhoudt	Pieter A.s.	P A	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1900-07-09
47458	Beukes	Johannes Marthinus	J M	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1902-01-15
47536	Baxter	John (jack) Alexander	J ( A	Burgher	BOER	Ermelo Commando		1901-10-13