Service Details
Name:
 BLIGNAUT
Given Name:
 PIETER WILLEM
Initials:
 P W
Service No:
 PR44208
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
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Unit:
 9th Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1976-05-12
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Date of Birth:
 1947-11-26
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received in vehicle ambush, died in the helicopter during the casevac
Additional
Information:
Son of Pieter (Senior) and Veronica Blignaut. Husband of Liz Blignaut. Father of Darryl Blignaut. Brother of Denise and Martin Blignaut. Ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Bulawayo
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Cemetery:
 BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM
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Grave Reference:
 Garden of Rest Cremation Niche

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