1. Lieutenant General Leonard Beyers was a South African soldier.
18 Facts About Leonard Beyers
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Leonard Beyers resigned after only a short time in this position, citing the interference in military matters by Minister of Defence Frans Erasmus as the reason for his resignation.
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Leonard Beyers was born in Kimberley, Cape Colony on 22 January 1894 to Pieter Gerhard Beyers and his wife, Anna Maria Elizabeth Bredell.
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In 1914, after four months service at the Military School in Bloemfontein, Leonard Beyers was appointed to the Permanent Force with the rank of lieutenant.
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Leonard Beyers served as adjutant of units in Bloemfontein, Standerton and Cape Town.
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Leonard Beyers was stationed in Cape Town for the greater part of the First World War.
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Leonard Beyers served as a member of the force which suppressed the Bondelswarts Rebellion.
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On his return to South Africa in 1927, Leonard Beyers was appointed officer instructor at the Military College at Roberts Heights.
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In 1928, Leonard Beyers was promoted to the rank of major and as a result of his increased responsibilities he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1930.
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In 1932, Leonard Beyers was appointed director of Prison Services.
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In 1937, Leonard Beyers returned to the Permanent Force as assistant commandant-in-chief, Burger Commandos.
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Leonard Beyers visited South African troops in the Middle East and acted as Chief of the General Staff when General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld was in North Africa.
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Leonard Beyers gave up his post as Adjutant-general in 1945 owing to ill health and was placed on the retired list four months later.
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Leonard Beyers's retirement was short lived for in 1949 he was appointed acting Chief of the General Staff with the rank of lieutenant general.
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Leonard Beyers remained in this position for only a short time, resigning on 15 March 1950.
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Leonard Beyers was placed on the retired list in 1954.
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Leonard Beyers married Evelyn Alice Jess Hunter and had a son and a daughter.
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Leonard Beyers died in East London, Eastern Cape Province on 15 April 1959.