Service Details
Name:
 GROBLER
Given Name:
 RENIER NICCOLAAS
Initials:
 R N
Service No:
 05559893E
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 21 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1971-05-26
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Date of Birth:
 1946-11-14
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Hawker Siddeley HS125 Mercurious #03, flew into Devils Peak, Cape Town, whilst taking part in a rehearsal for the 1971 Republic Day celebrations
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. H. Grobler. He was a Springbok rugby player who toured Britain in 1969/70. ref. 85 years of SAAF
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 691

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