Service Details
Name:
 VAN NIEKERK
Given Name:
 ANDRIES HERMIAS
Initials:
 A H
Service No:
 78412871BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1982-08-09
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Date of Birth:
 1962-08-16
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down south-east of Cuvelai in Angola, in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #132 together with 11 other soldiers of 1 Para Bn and 3 members of the SAAF.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. E. J. van Niekerk, of Benoni
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 Memorial at 1 Para Battalion HQ, Tempe.
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Grave Reference:
 CREMATED - Ashes placed in the Memorial

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