Draft:Barend Visser

Rear Admiral

Barend Willem Visser

SD & Bar SM MMM SAN (Rtd)
Rear Admiral; Barend Willem Visser; SD & Bar SM MMM SAN (Rtd)
Born	24 November 1944; Warmbaths, Transvaal
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Navy
Years of service	1962–2002
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Chief of Logistics; Chief Director Logistics Support; Director Provisioning, Logistics Division;
Awards

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Declined by HitroMilanese 5 months ago. Last edited by HipNosisG 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Rear Admiral Barend Visser SD & Bar SM MMM SAN (Rtd) is a retired South African Navy Officer, who served as Chief of Logistics for the South African National Defence Force.

Naval career[edit]

He matriculated from Warmbaths High School in 1961 and joined the Navy on 8 January 1962 and attended the South African Military Academy from 1963, graduating in 1965 from Stellenbosch University.

He was a logistician who later served as Director Provisioning at the Logistics Division from 1994 to 1998. He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral on 1 April 1998. Chief Director Logistics Support ^[1] at Logistics Division and later migrated to Joint Support Division. Chief of Logistics from 1 April 1999. He retired from the SANDF with pension on 30 November 2002.

Awards and decorations[edit]

Southern Cross Decoration (SD & Bar)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service (40 Years)
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))

References[edit]

^ Gibson, Erika (15 June 1998). "Four generals promoted". Beeld. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Lt Gen Piet Coetser	Acting Chief of Joint Support 1999–2000	Succeeded by Maj Gen Themba Matanzima
Preceded by Lt Gen Piet Coetser	Chief of Logistics 1999–2002	Succeeded by Maj Gen Themba Ntsibande
Preceded by unknown	Chief Director Logistics Support 1998–1999	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by unknown	Director Provisioning, Log Div 1994–1998	Succeeded by unknown

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[Beeld980615-1] Gibson, Erika (15 June 1998). "Four generals promoted". Beeld. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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