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Personal data Willem Adriaan Dreyer 


Household of Willem Adriaan Dreyer

He is married to Maria Elizabeth Wulf.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Christoffel Dreyer  1901-1985
  3. Frans Petrus Dreyer  1904-1976
  7. Andries Jacobus Dreyer  1915-2010 
  8. Jan David Dreyer  1920-1989


Notes about Willem Adriaan Dreyer

 Kub - Voortrekkers van Suidwes - Gustav Preller en Herinneringe van Suidwes-Voortrekkers - PG Visser Saamgestel deur JDJurgens E-pos (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Windhoek: November 200 Afrikanergesinne in die Kub omgewing.


"ussen 24 Junie 1899 en 16 Februarie 1900 vestig verskeie boere hulle in die Kub omgewing. Willem en Roelof (Loffie) v/d Merwe, Fritz Brand en Jan Basson vestig op Kub Suid terwyl Jan, Jacobus en Stoffel Coetzee en Piet Brand Voigtskub van Wecke en Voigts huur. Die Distriksbeampte te Gibeon skryf onder meer " Hierdie mense dring aan op 'n verlenging van die huurkontrak, lê groot tuine aan waar hulle groot bakkiespompe opstel en geld as arbeidsame boere wie se kleinveestand tans 7 000 is". (Vrye vertaling). Op 15 Augustus 1900 verkoop Wecke en Voitgts die buurplaas Gurus, 12 000 hektare, aan RW v/d Merwe (4 000 ha), Jan Basson (4 000 ha) en 'Herri' (Henry) William Gird (4 000 ha), terwyl Frans van Sittert en Jasper en Willem Dreyer die plaas Narib op 30 Augustus 1900 van Hendrik Witbooi huur. Jare later, maar voor die Nama opstand, koop Frans van Sittert op 5 Augustus 1904 Narib (20 000 ha) teen 20 000 Mark van Hendrik Witbooi wat toe op Rietmond woon. Ander families in die Kub geweste was o/a Maritz, Mostert, van Lill, Booysen, Lambrecht, Kooij, Nieuwoudt, Piek, Jurgens, Rousseau en Croeser.


Die Slag van Kub



Kort na sonop op 22 November 1904 val 'n groot getal Namas die boerelaer te Kub aan. Die Namas was onder aanvoering van Hendrik Witbooi persoonlik, bygestaan deur o/a Samuel Isaak en Simon Kooper. Oor die Namagetalle verskil geskiedskrywers. Volgens Connie Zondagh was daar sowat 1 000 voetgangers en 1 500 berede vegters rondom Kub, terwyl Gustav Preller die totaal as 1 500 en IM Skillian dit as 1 600 aangee. So ook verskil die bronne oor die getal weerbare manne aan boerekant. Gustav Preller gee dit aan as 72, wat 'n aantal Duitse soldate insluit. 'n Ander bron verwys na 'n totaal van 72, bestaande uit 18 weerbare boere, 10 skoolseuns en 'n aantal Duitse soldate. IM Skillian stel dit op 31 aan boerekant, waaronder skoolseuns so jonk as die 11-jarige Piet Brand. Later, nadat Von Brandt met sy Duitse soldate aangesluit het, was die getal volgens Skillian 71.


Spoedig na die aanval op 22 November 1904 begin het, het die Namas die dolorietkoppie waarop die heliograaf was, beset. Vanaf hierdie posisie het hulle die laer, wat geleë was ongeveer waar die latere skool opgerig sou word, onder die koeëls gesteek. Die manhaftige optrede van sewe boere deur teen die koppie uit te kruip en die Nama-optog daar te stuit, hetgrootliks tot die tydelike redding van die Afrikaner-families en die Duitse soldate te Kub bygedra. IM Skillian sê onder meer "Here they fought until noon, and today it is easy to see that these brave men had to virtually crawl all the way to the top."


Ongelukkig is daar ook onduidelikheid oor die name van hierdie sewe manne wat reeds in 1953 met 'n monumentjie vereer is. Uit die bestudering van alle geskrewe bronne tot ons beskikking, is dit duidelik dat oor die teenwoordigheid van Adriaan Croeser, Harry Gird, Jan Jurgens, Albertus Kooij en Jan Lambrechts daar geen twyfel is nie. Benewens hierdie vyf, blyk dit dattwee van óf Eduard Mostert, óf Piet Brand óf Willem Dreyer die res van die groepie uitgemaak het. Volgens Fritz Brand jnr self, in sy weergawe aan PG Visser, het hy en sy swaer, Jan Coetzee, later by die 'geveglyn' aangesluit, en nog later ook 'n Duitse soldaat wat die totale getal manne op die koppie tot tien verhoog het."


Op 'n stadium het die boerevegters op die Namaperde losgebrand en ofskoon van die Namas teruggeval het, sou die geveg in alle waarskynlikheid vir die handjievol boere enDuitsers 'n verlore stryd gewees het. Redding het gekom in die vorm van die 4de Kompanie van Oberst Deimling en sy 230 soldate en 'n veldkanon en spoedig het die Namas op die vlug geslaan. Aan boerekant het niemand gesneuwel nie, maar 7 Duitse soldate (sommige bronne sê 8 en andere 9), het die hoogste tol betaal, terwyl 23 Duitsers gewond was.


According to word of mouth from my father Senter Dreyer - Willem was one of the group on the "koppie".


 



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    Birthday August 23, 1872

    • The temperature on August 23, 1872 was about 23.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
      • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
      • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
      • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
      • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
      • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

    Day of death January 6, 1945

    • The temperature on January 6, 1945 was between -3.3 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
      • January 1 » World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops kill 60 German POWs at Chenogne.
      • May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
      • May 6 » World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
      • July 26 » The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
      • July 29 » The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
      • August 16 » The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.
    

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