Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER WATH
Given Name:
 JEREMY JOHN
Initials:
 J J
Service No:
 77386993PE
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 42 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1981-05-29
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Date of Birth:
 1961-01-03
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Atlas AM3C Bosbok #958, near Eenhana. Whilst serving at AFB Ondangwa, one afternoon, while flying low level ration drops over a shona, one of the containers struck the rudder and elevators, causing the pilot to lose control and crash.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. van der Wath, of Durban
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Cremated - Ashes scattered in the sea at Amanzimtoti

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