In Memory Of

VAN NIEKERK, ALEXANDER ANTONIE

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
51024
Rank:
Captain
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-11-13
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, sustained on duty
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 55.
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C
Citations:
LG Sup 12 February 1942 pg. 704 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Son of Antonie M. A. van Niekerk and Adriana W. L. van Niekerk, of Pretoria. ***Might be South African Tank Corps