Christoffel Venter

Major General

Christoffel Johannes Venter

CB DFC & Bar
Nickname(s)Boetie
Born(1892-11-01)1 November 1892
near Middelburg, Cape Colony
Died20 February 1977(1977-02-20) (aged 84)[1]: 255 
Lyttleton, Pretoria
Allegiance
Service / branchAviation
RankMajor General
WarsWorld War I
AwardsOrder of the Bath CB Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar British War Medal ' Victory Medal (South Africa) MID King George V Coronation Medal ' King George VI Coronation Medal ' Military Cross '
Other workManaging Director South African Airways

Major-General Christoffel 'Boetie' Venter CB DFC & bar, (1 November 1892 – 20 February 1977) was a South African military commander.

  1. ^ Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.