Regiment Westelike Provinsie - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

  • Lt Col. J.H.Wicht CM (31.5.1934 – 31.8.1939)
  • Lt Col. G.C.G.Werdmuller (1.9.1939 - 6.9.1939 )
  • Lt Col. C.J.Lemmer (7.9.1939 - 8.12.1939)
  • Major. M.Versveld (9.12.1939 – 13.1.1940)
  • Lt Col. C. J.Lemmer (14.1.1940 - 31.8.1940)
  • Lt Col. H.S.G.Taylor (1.9.1940 – 31.12.1941)
  • Lt Col. L.Verwoerd (1.2.1946 – 30.6.1947)
  • Major. G.W.Krige MC (1.7.1947 - 30.9.1947)
  • Lt Col. L.Verwoerd (1.10.1947 – 21.4.1948)
  • Major. G.W. Krige MC (22.4.1948 – 11.2.1951)
  • Cmdt. W.S. Malan (12.2.1951 – 6.1.1956)
  • Cmdt. F.C. de Goede (7.1.1956 – 6.2.1961)
  • Cmdt. D.I. Moodie SM, JCD (7.2.1961 – 29.2.1968)
  • Cmdt. J.Kruger (22.7.1968 – 31.7.1971)
  • Cmdt. E.J.J. Nel (1.8.1971 – 6.6.1972)
  • Cmdt. A.A. Rossouw JCD (7.6.1972 – 25.3.1976)
  • Cmdt. A.W. Bester SD, SM, MMM, JCD (26.3.1976 – 31.12.1981) (Later Col. A.W. Bester, SD, SM, MMM, JCD)
  • Cmdt. G.W. Boshoff SD, SM, MMM, JCD (1.1.1982 – 31.3.1987)
  • Cmdt. D.J. Holtzhausen SM, MMM, JCD (1.4.1987 – 2.4.1992)
  • Lt Col. A.A. Duminy MMM, JCD (3.4.1992 – 1.4.1999)
  • Lt Col. D.H. Saayman MMM, JCD (2.4.1999 – 1.4.2000)
  • Lt Col. J.J. Visser MMM, JCD (2.4.2000 – 1.4.2005)
  • Lt Col. S.E. Pierce (2.4.2005 - 18.8.2012)
  • Lt Col. H.H. Gertse (19.8.2012 - Current)

Colonel-In-Chief

  • Field Marshal the Right Hon. J.C. Smuts, PC, OM, CH, DTD,ED,KC, FRS (1948–1950)

Honorary Colonels

  • Major P.J.Roos (10.7.1934 – 22.9.1948)
  • Capt. W.N. Naude (26.9.1960 – 24.2.1969)
  • Councillor M.J. van Zyl (30.10.1982 – 30.11.1997)
  • Capt. G.S. van Niekerk (1.12.1997 - Still serving)

Regimental Sergeant Majors

  • WO1 SH Joubert (1934 - 1938)
  • WO1 SW Burger (1939 - 1945)
  • WO1 F Ferreira (1946 - 1952)
  • WO1 R du Toit (1952 - 1955)
  • WO1 M Louw (1955 - 1956)
  • WO1 IM van Rooyen (1957 - 1964)
  • WO1 L Liebenberg (1965 - 1968)
  • WO1 H du Toit (1969 - 1972)
  • WO1 PF de Bruyn (1972 - 1983)
  • WO1 MP Eagar (1983 - 1985)
  • WO1 WP van Rhyn (1985 - 1992)
  • WO1 DR Oosthuizen ( 1992 - 1992)
  • WO1 ND van der Walt (1992 - 2001)
  • WO1 JM Cupido (2001 - 2005)
  • WO1 T Jordaan (2005 -2005)
  • WO1 A Wakies (2006 - current)

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