Hendrik Mentz
| Hendrik Mentz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 19 March 1920 – 29 June 1924 |
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| 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) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse(s) | Gerty Roux - Died very young in the 1918 influenza epidemic. Later Remarried |
| 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. | |
Susie, Nell, Hennie, Dawie.
Father: David Jacobus
Hendrik Mentz DTD (1877–1938) was a South African Party politician and South African Minister of Defence from 19 March 1920 to 29 June 1924.
He served in the Second Boer War. He served in the First World War. The Strike Craft SAS Hendrik Mentz of the South African Navy was named after him.
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