Background
Already at the age of 10 he was with his father at the Battle of Zwartkopjes and at age 13 at the Battle of Boomplaats.
magistrate Soldier Boer general
Already at the age of 10 he was with his father at the Battle of Zwartkopjes and at age 13 at the Battle of Boomplaats.
With the outbreak of the war he was in charge of the Johannesburg commando and German Corps. He invaded Natal to blow up the railway lines but did not follow instructions exactly and became involved in the Battle of Elandslaagte on October 21, 1899. He lost the battle and was wounded.
He died a few days later from his wounds.
He was a magistrate in Potchefstroom and a Volksraadlid (member of the people"s assembly) for that area.