Its usually no more than an afterthought in literature on the free state, possibly because of where it lies at the foot of the jammersberg sorrow mountain, virtually on the eastern border of the province and right next door to lesotho and its major city of mafikeng wepener is often also mentioned in the same breath as the caledon nature. He was christened by reverend andrew murray of the dutch reformed church. Regiment louw wepeneroos vrystaat military wiki fandom. As a cape burgher, while farming in somerset east and then aliwal north, wepener distinguished himself through his military ability and fearlessness during the frontier wars of 1835, 1846 and 1851. The company provides a one stop human capital solutions to corporate entities, organizations, churches and. Media in category louw wepener the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. I hopped onto the wall next to his bust after retrieving the geocache and had a quick chat with oom louw while signing the logsheet. It was founded in 1867 on the banks of jammersbergspruit, a tributary of the caledon river. A teacher at the louw wepener high school, in the free state, fears for her life and that of her family after threats by a school gang, the volksblad newspaper reported on tuesday. As a reserve force unit, it had a status equivalent to that of a british army reserve or united states army national guard unit. This story was first published on 21 april 2016 and was updated on. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name wepener. A history of the modern world, 18151910 volume 1 browning, oscar on. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.
The louw wepener medal, postnominal letters lwm, is a military decoration for bravery that was instituted by the republic of south africa on 20 october 1967. Wepener was lived with his uncle lourens, he was christened by reverend andrew murray of the dutch reformed church. The most louw families were found in the usa in 1880. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. Elude escape rooms real life escape adventures, bloemfontein. The hosts were mel ve in portugal and karin smith in the united states, both of south african extraction. Looking forward to meeting all the interesting people who have knowledge of louw wepener and his. The regiment was named after the free state commandant, louw wepener, who was killed in 1865 during the 2nd orange free statebasuto war at thaba bosiu, the former mountain. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Regiment louw wepener was an infantry battalion of the south african army. Wepener 18 is my grandmothers grandfather no info on grannys father please help dec 8, 20 dna no known carriers of louw s ychromosome or his mothers mitochondrial dna have taken ydna or mtdna tests and no close relatives have taken a 23andme, ancestrydna, or family tree dna family finder test. The caledon river flows through the reserve, and the welbedacht dam is located in the southern region of the reserve.
It was awarded to members of the south african defence force for courageous or heroic deeds in saving lives. Southern africa for the book pages of the johannesburgbased mail and. Louw wepener medal, bronze, numbered 15 awarded to all ranks for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great danger, 19521975. Military history journal vol 1 no 1 december 1967 louw wepener medal instituted 20th october, 1967 by g. Visit bethulies royal hotel, read one of its many thousands of books. This book examines the increasingly topical subject of the political process and assesses. Wepener sits on the banks of the jammersbergspruit river, a tributary of the caledon river, beneath the the jammerberg, which means mountain of sorrow and is so named for the areas battle history and man the town was named after, louw wepener. Elude escape rooms offer physical adventure games in which players are locked in a room and have to find clues and solve puzzles to escape. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The recent decision of the acting state president to institute the louw wepener medal will be welcomed throughout the republic. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Nu dental bloemfontein, 46 louw wepener street, bloemfontein.
Visit the louw wepener monument just outside bethulie on the springfontein road. Louw wepener died 1865 was a military leader kommandant in afrikaans in the orange free. The development of social institutions and the story of all nations from present and authentic sources complete in nine volumes, volume vii and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After his passing his wife lived there untill unforseen circumstances forced her to sell. Louw genealogy, louw family history geni family tree. Wepener travel guide with detailed information about wepener, attractions. One commando, under louw wepener, advanced from the south and one, under fick, from the north. Sep 18, 2012 a teacher at the louw wepener high school, in the free state, fears for her life and that of her family after threats by a school gang, the volksblad newspaper reported on tuesday. Wepener was born in graafreinet and lived with his uncle lourens. Wepener is a town in the free state, south africa,located near the border of lesotho contents.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The louw wepener medal, postnominal letters lwm, is a south african military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the republic of south africa on 20 october 1967. Lourens jacobus louw wepener was bron in graaffreinet in 1812 and was a war hero. Daniel jacobus erasmus wikimili, the free encyclopedia. In 1880 there were 7 louw families living in wisconsin. The caledon nature reserve is about 15km south of wepener on the r701. Thousands of books and vinyls, ghosts and anglo boer war history. Jul, 2009 im planning a road trip to bethulie and, you guessed it, to the town of wepener and the monument.
The descendants of these settlers became known as afrikaners, and one south african afrikaner regiment was regment louw wepener. Louw wepener was killed on 15 august 1865 while trying to storm moshoeshoes stronghold of thaba bosiu. He was the son of a german immigrant frederick jacobus wepener and a cape colony. Pdf a holistic approach to pastoral care and poverty. The combined force was roughly 2 000 burghers and 1 000 black auxiliaries additional fighters. Karoohuisie, a property with a garden and barbecue facilities, is set in bethulie, 3. Commandant 6 lourens louw wepener 18121865 was an orange free state boer hero, killed at thaba bosiu on 15 august 1865, during the 2 nd orange free statebasuto war 18641866 7. Online shopping for south african history books in the books store. Also of interest is the louw wepener memorial statue, thaba bosiu. The louw wepener medal was discontinued on 1 july 1975, when a new set of decorations and medals was instituted. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Apr 21, 2016 visit the louw wepener monument just outside bethulie on the springfontein road. The thaba bosiu mountain of the night was originally spelled thaba bosigo in afrikaans, thus being.
The louw family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1880 and 1920. He truly was a heroic man if you read his whole history and that of the attack on thaba bosigo. Lourens jacobus wepener louw wepener 18121865 was born in graafreinet. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Nov 30, 2016 the town of wepener near the lesotho border was also named after him. Wepener was the heroic boer commandant killed in 1865 during an illfated attack on king moshoeshoes thaba bosiu stronghold in basutoland. Visit various museums dedicated to the 2nd war of angloboer. There are already 384 users and over 5,000 genealogy profiles with the louw surname on geni. He was the son of a german immigrant frederick jacobus wepener and a cape colony woman johanna maria erasmus. This page was last edited on 17 august 2019, at 20. The nature of the relationship between mass media and the political process the impact of mediaization on existing political frameworks the implications of mediaized politicseric louw uses a number of casestudies including political, celebrity, war. It was founded in 1867 on the banks of jammersbergspruit, a tributary of the caledon river 352 the jammerberg mountain of sorrow towers over the village. This farm belonged to louw wepener, a respected farmer of his time since 27 june 1862.
You know where youre going, now lets find you the perfect room. The warstore, specialists in south african militaria. Visit the famous boer war museum and the womens war memorial, where we will spend good. Like a window into their daytoday life, wepener census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Awarded for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great danger. South africa regiment louw wepener pair brass collar badges in the south african army category was sold for r170. Visit the louw wepener monument on a farm 10km west of bethulie on. Waardeer dit baie among the most innovative and cutting edge dentists in bloemfontein, cape town and pretoria, nudentals goal is to serve our community with affordable, stateoftheart oral healthcare and wellness. Wepeners first encounter with the basotho took place near the koeberg range when he attacked and dispersed a commando under chief lebenye, one of mosheshs less powerful chiefs. Recruits were drawn from the orange free state and the units headquarters were located in ladybrand. Regiment louw wepener was one of six afrikaansspeaking active citizen force regiments established in 1934 as part of the expansion of the.
This was about 37% of all the recorded louw s in the usa. Louw wepener was killed while storming the basotho mountain stronghold of thaba bosiu also known as thabo bosigo. Reformed church, reconciliation, religious aspects of reconciliation, liturgy. This town is found in the free state on the banks of jammersbergspuit, a tributary of the caledon river.
Regiment louw wepener was one of six afrikaansspeaking citizen force regiments established in 1934 as part of the expansion of the union defence force of south africa. Regiment louw wepeneroos vrystaat wikipedia republished. Wepener was first married to hester susanna nel and later to hilletje maria levina van aardt, he had nine. Wisconsin had the highest population of louw families in 1880. Im hoping to confirm that fact when i visit in a few months.
Louw wepener secondary school phone and map of address. Wepeners first encounter with the basotho took place near the koeberg range when he attacked and dispersed a commando under chief lebenye, one of. Join facebook to connect with louw wepener and others you may know. According to albrecht holm, who researched the family history, gustav was a very strong man who operated a pontoon over the orange river. Ernest h, bowman the siege of wepener would not seem to rank in stature with those of the three major sieges of the angloboer war, kimberley, ladysmith and mafeking, especially when compared from the standpoint of the numbers of combatants involved, the duration of the siege or its strategical. Genotuleer op versoek van en gedikteer deur oom dick wepener aan danie roux. According to the newspaper, the 666gang threatened read the rest. Nov 08, 2016 the town of wepener near the lesotho border was also named after him. Karoohuisie, a property with a garden and barbecue facilities, is located in bethulie, 2. Find and book hotels and accommodation in south africa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The regiment was named after the free state commandant, louw wepener, who was killed in 1865 during the 2nd orange free statebasuto war at thaba bosiu, the former mountain stronghold. Thaba bosiu project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nov 16, 2017 on 14 november 2017 the ccn channel conscious consumer network did a twohour live interview with me as the author of amabhulu.
Wepener view map wepener accommodation things to do in wepener the town was founded in 1867 on the banks of jammersbergspruit, a tributary of the caledon river, and named for louw wepener who was killed in 1865 while trying to storm moshweshwes. Why to visit the royal hotel, bethulie, free state roxanne reid. Lourens jacobus louw wepener was born on 21 july 1812. South african military history society journal page. Bust of louw wepener in front of the wepener town hall wepener.
The free staters erroneously wrote his surname as helm. One of the most significant events in the history of south africa was the angloboer war of 18991902. Hostilities with the orange free state again broke out in the seqiti war of 1865. Victor wepener 1, a proud descendant of cmdt louw wepener who had been killed in the assault on thaba bosiu in 1865, and after whom the louw wepener decoration and louw wepener medal are named wryly recalled that it was not only the germans who were affected by this bombardment. The town is named after louw wepener, the leader of the boers in their war with the basotho chief moshoeshoe i in 1865. This sensitive poet, with his searing conflicts between god and eros, exemplified qualities soon to become the new generations hallmark.
The south african army is the army of south africa, first formed after the union of south africa was created in 1910. Louwrens jacobus wepener 18121865 wikitree free family tree. Regiment louw wepener was one of six afrikaansspeaking active citizen force regiments established in 1934 as part of the expansion of the union defence forces. The warstore, trusted specialists in south african war.
The south african military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by boer commando forces, reinforced by the afrikaners historical distrust of large standing armies. Thaba bosiu was itself besieged but not taken and a boer commandant, louw wepener, was killed, during an assault on the mountain. Shop 75 mountain mill mall shopping centre, mountain mill drive, worcester. Check out our 50% of specials on all of our services. Regiment louw wepener was one of six afrikaansspeaking citizen force regiments established in 1934 as part of the expansion of the then union defence force of south africa. A short armistice followed during which moshoeshoe renewed his entreaties to. Six kilometres outside of bethulie on the west side you will find the louw wepener monument. I was told by my father ernest lodewyk wepener that louw wepener was a greatuncle. He was a commandant in the orange free state and was killed in the 2nd orange free statebasuto war while trying to storm the mountain stronghold of moshoeshoe i, founder of the basotho nation.
South african military history society journal louw. Book your escape game experience online by clicking on book now. Explore louw genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. The best bethulie hotels where to stay in and around. Abundant human capital solutions pty ltd is 100% black owned human capital consulting company located in vanderbijlpark, in the gauteng province of south africa.
Its a school page which focuses on showcasing all the events that take place in the school to the world. Louw wepener secondary school, schools, free state. There is also a monument in his honour at the front of the town hall in wepener. His brother, henry, was the adjutant of louw wepener in whose arms wepener died at thaba bosigo. Wepener is a town in the free state, south africa,located near the border of lesotho history. Louw wepener louw wepener decoration louw wepener medal.
Bethulie concentration camp cemetery kamp kerkhof this site is a sad commemoration of what was one of the largest of the camps used by. Louw wepener street 38 bloemfontein free state mapquest. As a reserve force unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a british army reserve or united states army national guard unit. Find and book deals on the best rooms in bethulie, south africa. You will be taken on a city tour to get a better understanding of what role bloemfontein played during the 2nd war of angloboer. Check out what these military uniforms from the british. South african army south africa regiment louw wepener.