Service Details
Name:
 TAYLOR
Given Name:
 CHRISTOFFEL PETRUS
Initials:
 C P
Service No:
 77254266PE
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1981-06-02
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Date of Birth:
 1961-03-20
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Atlas AM3C Bosbok #958, near Eenhana. Whilst serving at AFB Ondangwa. On the 29 May 1981, while flying low level ration drops over a shona, the pilot clipped some trees while pulling up, lost control and crashed. He was evacuated to 1 Mil in Pretoria where he died on 2 June.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. F. P. Taylor, of Meyerton
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 Meyerton (Riversdale) Cemetery
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