Service Details
Name:
 DU PLESSIS
Given Name:
 PIETER J
Initials:
 P J
Service No:
 P2/25294
Rank:
 Rank Unknown
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Regiment:
 Mercenary
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Former Regiment:
 formerly South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1965-03-16
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Date of Birth:
 1939-10-16
Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Died in bazooka explosion, at Bunia. Resigned from the SAAF when his time expired at the end of contract. It would seem that he joined the merceneries in the Belgian Congo ('Mad" Mike Hoare). His body was repatriated and reburied on 10 Jan 1967.
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
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 519

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