Cornelius van Wyk (died 24 April 1924) was the second Captain of the Rehoboth Baster, serving from 1914 until his death in 1924.
Van Wyk had previously met with Union of South Africa Prime Minister Louis Botha, to seek conflict resolution, but to no avail.
The rebellion finally ended after van Wyk's wife and children, among others, were killed in the Battle of Sam Khubis.
[2] Under Cornelius van Wyk, the de facto independence of the Rehoboth area as a homeland was approved by the Union of South Africa on 9 July 1915.
Van Wyk died on 24 April 1924, and was succeeded by Albert Mouton.