Service Details
Name:
 KNOETZE
Given Name:
 MICHAEL SYDNEY
Initials:
 M S
Service No:
 77334084BT
Rank:
 Airman
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 Fire Brigade
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Date of Death:
 1985-05-21
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Date of Birth:
 1961-10-12
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, when SAAF firemen were called to assist the Pretoria fire brigade in extinguishing a fire that had started at the SASOL Bulk Storage Depot in Pretoria West. When the tank exploded, 3 servicemen were burned to death
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Knoetze
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Eastern Cape
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Cemetery:
 PORT ELIZABETH (FOREST HILL) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Section 28, Row H, Number 16

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