High Command, South African Armed Forces, Peacetime Administrative Organization, 06.09.1939

DEPARTMENT OF THE GENERAL STAFF (Pretoria)
Chief- of the General Staff	MG Sir P. van Rynewald S.A. Staff Corps
Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of Army Organization and Training	BG George Brink
OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE SECTION
Director of Operations and Intelligence [1]	COL P. de Waal S.A. Staff Corps
Staff Officer	21LT W.P. Minnaar Spec. Service Bn.
Director of Survey	LTC W. Whittingdale A.C.F.
Asst. Director of Survey	CPT G.R.N.G. Huntly 1st Field Survey Company
Dep. Dir. of Intelligence	COL B.W. Thwaites A.C.F.
ARMY TRAINING SECTION
Director of Army Training	COL G.E. Brink S.A. Staff Corps
Asst. Dir. of Army Training	LTC D.N.M.H. Wannenburg S.A. Staff Corps
Staff Officers (Engineers)	MAJ A.F. Lawrie 6th Field Company, S.A.E.C. MAJ G.H. Cotton 5th Field Company, S.A.E.C.
Director of Signals	COL H.J. Lenton S.A. Corps of Signals
Asst. Director of Signals	LTC F. Collins S.A. Corps of Signals
AIR AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION
Director of Air and Technical Services [3]	LTC H.C. Daniel [2] S.A. Staff Corps
SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY COLLEGE (Voortrekkerhoogte)
Commandant	LTC W.H.E. Poole S.A. Staff Corps
Asst. Commandant	MAJ J.B. Kriegler S.A. Staff Corps
Adjutant	CPT F.J. Dyason S.A. Instl. Corps
Officer Instructors
General Branch	CPT N.C. Robertson-Glasgow Inniskilling Fus. LTC W.H.E. Poole R.A.
Small Arm Branch	CPT P.H. Grobbelaar S.A. Instl. Corps CPT G.N. Nanhaus S.A. Instl. Corps
Signalling Branch	1LT N.F. Thomas S.A.A.F.
Physical Training Branch	MAJ F.F.S. Barlow S. Wales Bord. CPT D.H. Craven S.A. Instl. Corps 1LT D.S. Pretorius S.A.A.F.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S SECTION
Adjutant-General and Director-General of Reserves	BG H.S. Wakefield S.A. Staff Corps
Staff Officers	MAJ W.H. Hingeston S.A.A.F. 1LT E.J. de Wet Spec. Service Bn.
Military Law Officer	Mr. G.A. Watermeyer
Asst. Military Law Officers	LTC S.C. Hart A.C.F. LTC M. Murray A.C.F.
QUARTER-MASTER-GENERAL'S SECTION
Quarter-Master-General	COL F.H. Theron S.A. Staff Corps
Administrative Officers	MAJ H.J. Zinn S.A. Service Corps 21LT L.H. Jordaan S.A.A.P. & C. Corps 21LT C.R. van Blommestein S.A. Service Corps
Dep. Dir. of Ordnance Services	LTC K.C.S. Layzell S.A.O.C.
Director of Railway Transport	COL T.H. Watermeyer A.C.F.
Dep. Director of Railway Transport	LTC W.E. Thurnbull A.C.F.
Asst. Director of Railway Transport	LTC J.D. White A.C.F.
Dep. Asst. Director of Railway Transport	MAJ R.G. Forbes A.C.F.
MEDICAL, HYGIENE, AND DENTAL SERVICES SECTION
Director-General of Medical, Hygiene, and Dental Services	COL E.H. Cluver (attd. S.A. Staff Corps)
Director of Medical Services	COL A.J. van der Spuy (attd. S.A. Staff Corps)
Administrative Officer	21LT (Qr.-Mr.) P.N. Brink S.A.M.C.
Officer Commanding, Central Medical Veterinary Stores	CPT S.D. Blake S.A.M.C.
MILITIA (Burger) COMMANDOS
Commandant-in-Chief	LTC A.J.E. Brink (attd. S.A. Staff Corps)
Asst. Commandant-in-Chhief	BG L. Beyers (attd. S.A. Staff Corps)
Staff Officer	LTC J.C.C. Laas Regt. de Wet

NOTES:

[1] On 15.09.1939, the Director Operations and Intelligence Section was redesignated as Director General of Operations. His purview included Intelligence, Operations, and now Coastal Defense (the latter formerly under the Director of Air and Technical Services).

[2] On 13.09.1939 LtCol Hector Daniel succeeded by Colonel John Holthouse.

[3] On 15.09.1939, the position of Director of Air and Technical Services was split into the Director-General of Technical Services (now under BG Francis R.G. Hoare), with the Deputy Directors for Technical Service, namely
   LTC K.C.S. Layzell (Equipment),
   LTC Schoon (Workshops),
   LTC P.C. Miller (Technical Development),
   MAJ C.D. Trollip (Staff Officer Administration).
Furthermore, as of 01.11.39 MAJ C.G. Trevett (Mechanical Transport).
Colonel John Holthouse continued as the Director of Air Sevices. He was upgraded to Director General on 03.11.1939.

The details in this list based on information (corrected generally to 20.02.1939) supplied by the Goverment of the Union of South Africa, and The Monthly Army List, May 1939. Amended to September 1939 as far as possible.