Hendrik Mentz

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

Hendrik Mentz DTD (1877–1938)[2] was a South African Party politician and South African Minister of Defence from 19 March 1920 to 29 June 1924.[3]

He served in the Second Boer War.[3]

The Strike Craft SAS Hendrik Mentz of the South African Navy was named after him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. ↑ Rosenthal, Eric (ed) (1966). South African Dictionary of National Biography. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. pp. 247–248.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 C.J. Nöthling, E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria 12 (2): 92.
  4. ↑ Wessels, Andre. "The South African Navy during the years of conflict in Southern Africa 1966-1989". Retrieved August 14, 2014.
Government offices
Preceded by
Jan Smuts		 Minister of Defence (South Africa)
1920–1924 		Succeeded by
Frederic Creswell