Werndly van der Riet

Lieutenant General

Werndly Renaut van der Riet

SSA SM MC
Lieutenant General; Werndly Renaut van der Riet; SSA SM MC
Nickname(s)	Booysie
Born	27 April 1914
Died	28 February 1987 (aged 72); Cape Town
Allegiance	South Africa
Service / branch	South African Army
Years of service	1935 – 1974
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	60663V / 01222082PE
Unit	1 Special Service Battalion
Commands	Chief of Defence Staff; SA Army College; Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment; 1 Special Service Battalion;
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards
Spouse(s)	Marijke van der Riet née Gesterkamp (died) Valerie Norma van der Riet née Geerdts (date missing)
Relations	Col JMR "Manie" van der Riet - OC 3 South African Infantry Battalion (son)
Other work	Hon. Col. Wits Rifles

Lieutenant General Werndly Renaut Booysie van der Riet SSA SM MC (27 April 1914 – 28 February 1987)^[1] was a South African Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff.^[2]^: 98

^ ^a ^b "V.d. Riet met eer begrawe". Die Burger. 4 March 1987. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leiers Deur die Jare (1912-1982)" (Online). Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 89–98. doi:10.5787/12-2-631. ISSN 2224-0020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[Burger-1] "V.d. Riet met eer begrawe". Die Burger. 4 March 1987. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[Leiers-2] Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leiers Deur die Jare (1912-1982)" (Online). Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 89–98. doi:10.5787/12-2-631. ISSN 2224-0020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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