Ben Viljoen

Krugersdorpse Vrywilligerskorps Transvaal Burgher Force Johannesburg Commando

Benjamin Johannes Ben Viljoen was an American Consul, soldier, farmer, Maderista, and Boer general of Afrikaner origin. Viljoen was born in a cave in the Wodehouse district of the Cape Colony to Susanna Magdalena Storm and Wynand Johannes Viljoen. This was the temporary residence of the Viljoen family while their farm house was being constructed. He spent his early years on the Varkiesdraai farm near Umtata. He attained the position of Assistant CommandantGeneral of the Transvaal Burgher Forces and was member for Krugersdorp in the Transvaal Volksraad.

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