Friday, December 9, 2011

Ben Viljoen

Ben Viljoen (1869-1917)

Ben Viljoen (1869-1917)

Benjamin Johannes Viljoen (7 September 1869 - 14 January 1917) was a general in the Boer army. He was born in a cave in the Wodehouse district of the Cape Colony. This was the temporary residence of the Viljoen family while their farm house was being constructed. He spent his early years on the Varkiesdraai farm near Umtata. He attained the position of Assistant Commandant-General of the Transvaal Burgher Forces and was member for Krugersdorp in the Transvaal Volksraad.



[My Reminiscences Of The Anglo Boer War]


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