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
43843	Wessels			Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-06-11
43873	Weeber			Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-10-21
44512	Van der Merwe	Gert Jacobus	G J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-03-30
46106	Van Vuuren	Roelof Johannes K	R J K	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-06-12
44170	Van Staden	P.	P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	Unknown
44226	Van Rheede van Oudshoorn	Wessel L.	W L	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	Unknown
46123	Van Rensburg	L.m.	L	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-24
44242	Van Rensburg	Lucas Marthinus Janse Jnr	L M J J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-24
46120	Van Rensburg	Roelof	R	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-06-12
44233	Van Rensburg	Stephanus Johannes Martinus Janse	S J M J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-04-29
44320	Van Niekerk	Gerhardus Hendrik	G H	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-12-20
44317	Van Niekerk	Gerhardus Wilhelmus Symington	G W S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-10-20
44283	Van Niekerk	J W A	J W A	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-06-25
44401	Van Eeden	Hans Jurie	H J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-05-10
44631	Tosen	C.j.	C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-05
44630	Tosen	F. J.	F J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-10-20
44659	Symington	Francois Christiaan	F C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-12-19
44672	Swart	Johannes Pieter	J P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-12-20
44804	Spilsbury	W.h.	W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-02-06
44853	Smit	Petrus F.	P F	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-01-19
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
45252	Prange	Jan	J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-25
45339	Pieters	Frederik Petrus Stephanus	F P S	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-03-22
45436	Olivier	Barend Cornelius	B C	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-17
18521	Nel	Johannes Fredrick	J F	Sergeant Major	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-03-20
45678	Meyer	Jacobus Johannes Philippus	J J P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-02-22
16462	Mey	Jan Adam	J A	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-03-20
47709	Malan	Gert Jacobus	G J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-05-28
45835	Langenhoven	Eliza Marthinus	E M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1901-01-08
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
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
46082	Jooste	Martin Schalk Willem	M S W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1899-11-16
46149	Jacobs(z)	Jan Hendrik J.	J H J	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-02-17
46150	Jacobs	Johannes Cornelius Marthinus	J C M	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-10-20
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
8758	Greyling		G J A	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1914-11-18
8483	Gouws	Johannes Stefanus Hendrik	J S H	Burgher	Mounted Commandos	Ermelo Commando	1915-02-25
46470	Fischer	Stefanus Johannes Bekker	S J B	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-21
46497	Ernst	Frederik Wilhelm	F W	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-01-21
46499	Erasmus	Willem Petrus	W P	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1902-01-04
46629	Du Toit	D.m.	D	Burgher	Boer Forces	Ermelo Commando	1900-07-17