In Memory Of

DEKKER, NICOLAAS MARTHINUS

Service Details
Age:
 48
Date of Birth:
 1930-06-08
Service No:
 77012292PE
Rank:
 Corporal
Regiment:
 South African Ordnance Services Corps
Date of Death:
 1978-11-23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, killed by shrapnel at Potchefstroom Test Range when a G2 140mm Medium Gun High Explosive projectile exploded in the cannon barrel during testing
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ROODEPOORT NEW CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. Rosina Elisabeth Dekker (nee Hattingh), of Links-Regs Street, Potchefstroom. He had a son and 2 daughters. Possibly buried in Zimbabwe. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.