In Memory Of

GROBLER, RENIER NICCOLAAS

Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1946-11-14
Service No:
05559893E
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
21 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1971-05-26
Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Hawker Siddeley HS125 Mercurious #03, flew into Devils Peak, Cape Town, whilst taking part in a rehearsal for the 1971 Republic Day celebrations
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 691
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. H. Grobler. He was a Springbok rugby player who toured Britain in 1969/70. ref. 85 years of SAAF