In Memory Of

DU PLESSIS, PIETER J

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 1939-10-16
Service No:
 P2/25294
Rank:
 Rank Unknown
Regiment:
 Mercenary
Former Regiment:
 formerly South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1965-03-16
Cause of Death:
 Died in bazooka explosion, at Bunia. Resigned from the SAAF when his time expired at the end of contract. It would seem that he joined the merceneries in the Belgian Congo ('Mad" Mike Hoare). His body was repatriated and reburied on 10 Jan 1967.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 519
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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