Service Details
Name:
 PIETERSEN
Given Name:
 CHRISTIAAN WILHELM
Initials:
 C W
Service No:
 76354612PE
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 31 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1982-08-09
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Date of Birth:
 1960-04-08
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down south-east of Cuvelai in Angola, in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #132 together with 2 other members of the SAAF and 12 soldiers of 1 Parachute Battalion.
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Information:
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Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 BLOEMFONTEIN (HAMILTON) WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 B1

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