Service Details
Name:
 VAN WYK
Given Name:
 DAWID HERCULES
Initials:
 D H
Rank:
 Air Mechanic
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 17 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1953-09-08
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Date of Birth:
 1935-06-19
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490, while on a night navigation exercise near Oudtshoorn
Additional
Information:
Son of Dr. A. H. van Wyk, of Simarlo, Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 PRETORIA (REBECCA STREET) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Afrikaans "D" Sec. Grave 17692

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