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 MinisterJan Smuts
Preceded byJan Smuts
Succeeded byFrederic Creswell
Personal details
Born(1877-08-08)August 8, 1877
Wittenbor, Orange Free State
DiedJune 3, 1938(1938-06-03) (aged 60)[1]
NationalitySouth African
Spouse(s)Gerty Roux - Died very young in the 1918 influenza epidemic. Later Remarried [2]
ChildrenSusie, Nell, Hennie, Dawie. Dawie was only 2years old when his Mom died.
ParentsFather: 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

  1. Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. Mentz Family descendants
  3. Rosenthal, Eric (ed) (1966). South African Dictionary of National Biography. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. pp. 247–248.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. C.J. Nöthling, E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 92.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. 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)
19201924
Succeeded by
Frederic Creswell


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