Service Details
Name:
 RETIEF
Given Name:
 DIRK WILHELMUS MARTHINUS
Initials:
 D W M
Service No:
 66252610PE
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 19 Sqdn.
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Unit 2:
 Seconded to Rhodesian Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1979-09-06
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Date of Birth:
 1950-06-14
Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. L. Retief, of Pretoria. Commemoration stone in Koster Burial Ground, North West Province
Commemoration
Country:
 Mozambique
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Cemetery:
 Buried at the crash site near Mapai (Rail), Mozambique by the local population
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Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1". Memorial stone in Koster Burial Ground, North West Province

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