Hendrik Mentz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Lands and Irrigation | |
| In office 20 October 1915 – 8 February 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Louis Botha (until 27 August 1919) Jan Smuts |
| Preceded by | Hendrik Schalk Theron |
| Succeeded by | Deneys Reitz |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 3 September 1919 – 29 June 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Smuts |
| Preceded by | Jan Smuts |
| Succeeded by | Frederic Creswell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1877 Wittebergen, Bethlehem, Orange Free State |
| Died | 3 June 1938 (aged 60) Pretoria |
| Nationality | South African |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South African Republic Union of South Africa |
| Years of service | 1899–1902 (Transvaal Commandos) 1914 –1915 (British Imperial Armies) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War: –Colenso –Spioen kop First World War: –South-West Africa Campaign |
Hendrik Mentz DTD (8 August 1877 – 3 June 1938) was a South African Party lawyer, politician, soldier and South African Minister of Defence from 1919 to 1924.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Rosenthal, Eric, ed. (1966). South African Dictionary of National Biography. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. pp. 247–248.
- ^ C.J. Nöthling; E.M. Meyers (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 92.