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Isaac Pierre de Villiers

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from 1940 to 1942. He trained the division, which incorporated a police battalion, and commanded them in internal security operations at the beginning of the war, then commanded the division in
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He married Vivienne Marais in 1936. He retired in 1945, but was chairman of the Immigrants Selection Board from 1946 to 1948. He died in
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cavalry, were responsible for the capture of Bardia, but many of the South African division's personnel were taken
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From 1942 to 1945, he commanded the Coastal Area Command, responsible for the coastal defence of
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In addition to the honours for his military service, he was appointed a Commander in the
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Back in South Africa in 1919, he joined his father's law firm but in 1928, was appointed
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and police official. Originally an attorney by profession, he served in the
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In 1928, he was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the 280:(20 August 1891 – 11 October 1967) was a 238: 214: 192: 184: 160: 152: 142: 132: 124: 112: 92: 72: 49: 20: 929: 903: 707:: Historical Publications Branch. pp. 149–168 174: 423:in 1936, and a Knight in the same order in 1943. 997:South African military personnel of World War II 8: 593:(Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 56. 320:on 20 August 1891 to Jan S. de Villiers of 848: 389:in 1941 and 1942, for which he was made a 17: 890:Brigadier George Robson Carruthers Baston 817:Official Professional Journal of the SADF 881:Commissioner of the South African Police 831:Black and Blue: Policing in South Africa 532:"South African Army Officers 1939-1945" 503: 374:He volunteered for military service in 982:South African people of French descent 728: 718: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 602: 600: 992:British Army personnel of World War I 644:"The Fighting Police of South Africa" 619:Dictionary of South African Biography 7: 579: 577: 254:Chairman, Immigrants Selection Board 957:Companions of the Order of the Bath 907:2nd South African Infantry Division 781:. 23 June 1936. pp. 4013–4014. 695:"Chapter 9 – The Capture of Bardia" 383:2nd South African Infantry Division 169:2nd South African Infantry Division 476:Gr II - Knight of Justice or Grace 300:, later succeeding to the post of 14: 682:. 8 September 1942. p. 3945. 520:. 8 September 1942. p. 3948. 962:Recipients of the Military Cross 466: 451: 432: 282:South African military commander 206: 201: 196: 98: 1017:Knights of the Order of St John 1007:South African military officers 753:(21). 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Index

Major General
CB
MC
KStJ
Somerset East
Cape Colony
Pretoria
Transvaal
South Africa
South African Army
Major General
Service number
2nd South African Infantry Division
Order of the Bath CB
Military Cross MC
Venerable Order of Saint John KStJ
South African Police
CB
MC
KStJ
South African military commander
Royal Field Artillery
World War I
Military Cross
South African Police
Commissioner
Somerset East
Cape Colony
Cape Town
South African College School

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