Lourens Jacobus (Louw) Wepener was born on 21 July 1812. He was the son of a German immigrant – Frederick Jacobus Wepener – and a Cape Colony woman – Johanna...
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The Louw Wepener Decoration, post-nominal letters LWD, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Union of South Africa in 1952....
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The Louw Wepener Medal, post-nominal letters LWM, is a South African military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa...
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Wepener is a town in the Free State, South Africa, located near the border of Lesotho. The town is named after Louw Wepener, the leader of the Boers in...
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de Graaf (1930–2020), Dutch politician Louw Venter (born 1975), South African actor and filmmaker Louw Wepener (1812–1865), Cape Colony Military This...
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Regiment Louw Wepener was an infantry battalion of the South African Army. As a reserve force unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British...
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Wepener is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Louw Wepener (1812–1865), South African commandant Willie Wepener (born 1981), South African...
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battle honours, the most celebrated of the 1934 battalions), Regiment Louw Wepener and Regiment De Wet were inexplicably renamed Regiment Wes-Transvaal...
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leader was born on 19 December 1792 in Graaff-Reinet Lourens Jacobus Wepener (Louw Wepener) (1812–1865) was born in Graaff-Reinet. He was a commandant in the...
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Territorial Reserve. This commando was named in honour of Commandant Louw Wepener, a boer leader from the Basotho wars. The commando was involved in the...
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Hope Decoration CGH 1952–2003 Never awarded Most conspicuous bravery Louw Wepener Decoration LWD 1952–1975 7 Most conspicuous courage or greatest heroism...
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Karoo Regiment Highveld Regiment Hillcrest Regiment Langenhoven Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat Regiment Molopo Regiment Natalia Regiment North Natal Regiment...
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Karoo Regiment Highveld Regiment Hillcrest Regiment Langenhoven Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat Regiment Molopo Regiment Natalia Regiment North Natal Regiment...
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Africa, Gold Star of South Africa, Silver Star of South Africa (1952) Louw Wepener Decoration Honoris Crux (1952) Honoris Crux Silver Van Riebeeck Decoration...
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Preceded by the Star of South Africa, Silver (SSAS). Succeeded by the Louw Wepener Decoration (LWD). Official national order of precedence: Preceded by...
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are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Louw Wepener Decoration and Louw Wepener Medal. The medal could be awarded to all ranks for extraordinary...
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unsuccessful attack on Thaba Bosiu and the death of a Boer commandant, Louw Wepener, but by 1867, much of Moshoeshoe's land and most of his fortresses had...
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precedence: Preceded by the Pro Merito Decoration (PMD). Succeeded by the Louw Wepener Medal (LWM). Official national order of precedence: Preceded by the National...
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Karoo Regiment Highveld Regiment Hillcrest Regiment Langenhoven Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat Regiment Molopo Regiment Natalia Regiment North Natal Regiment...
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Karoo Regiment Highveld Regiment Hillcrest Regiment Langenhoven Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat Regiment Molopo Regiment Natalia Regiment North Natal Regiment...
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Moshoeshoe's mountain during the siege of Thaba Bosiu on 18 August 1865. Louw Wepener and 6 000 armed Boers volunteered to charge Thaba Bosiu. Their strategy...
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Executive Council of the South African Republic. (b. 1818) Date unknown – Louw Wepener, military leader in the Orange Free State. (b. 1812) The Natal Railway...
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Mudingi, former Selous Scout member of the same cell as Hans Louw Christoffel Nel – alias 'Derek Louw', held the rank of colonel, one time head of intelligence...
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September 1939. On that day it comprised Regiment President Steyn, Regiment Louw Wepener, Regiment De Wet, and 4 Field Company SAEC). Order of Battle as at 20...
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(Massachusetts), US, IATA code Llantwit Major railway station, Wales, station code Louw Wepener Medal, South Africa This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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followed by the establishment of 1 Parachute Battalion under Commandant Willem Louw on 1 April 1961. On 26 August 1966, units of 1 Parachute Battalion (called...
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