Service Details
Name:
 VAN NIEKERK
Given Name:
 ALEXANDER ANTONIE
Initials:
 A A
Service No:
 51024
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1943-11-13
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, sustained on duty
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 12 February 1942 pg. 704 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Additional
Information:
Son of Antonie M. A. van Niekerk and Adriana W. L. van Niekerk, of Pretoria. ***Might be South African Tank Corps
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 55.

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