Hendrik Mentz
Hendrik Mentz DTD (1877–1938)[3] was a South African Party politician and South African Minister of Defence from 19 March 1920 to 29 June 1924.[4]
Hendrik Mentz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 19 March 1920 – 29 June 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Smuts |
| Preceded by | Jan Smuts |
| Succeeded by | Frederic Creswell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1877 Wittenbor, Orange Free State |
| Died | June 3, 1938 (aged 60)[1] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse(s) | Gerty Roux - Died very young in the 1918 influenza epidemic. Later Remarried [2] |
| Children | Susie, Nell, Hennie, Dawie. Dawie was only 2years old when his Mom died. |
| Parents | Father: David Jacobus Mother: Johanna (nee) Duplooy |
| He served in the Second Boer War(1899-1901) | |
| He served in the First World War (1914-1918) Under General Jan Smuts.[2] | |
He served in the Second Boer War.[4] He served in the First World War. The Strike Craft SAS Hendrik Mentz of the South African Navy was named after him.[5]
References
- Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
- Mentz Family descendants
- Rosenthal, Eric (ed) (1966). South African Dictionary of National Biography. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. pp. 247–248.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- C.J. Nöthling, E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 92.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Wessels, Andre. "The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jan Smuts |
Minister of Defence (South Africa) 1920–1924 |
Succeeded by Frederic Creswell |
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