Service Details
Name:
 POORTER
Given Name:
 BRIAN JOHN
Initials:
 B J
Service No:
 65588774R
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 5 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1968-01-16
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Date of Birth:
 1948-06-25
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7127, crashed into trees on a plantation, 2 miles east of Eston. Suspected engine failure
Additional
Information:
Son of Rev. J. Poorter, of Durban. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (RED HILL) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Block LL Grave 287

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