In Memory Of
GERNEKE, ROLF ALWIN
Service Details
Age:
36
Date of Birth:
1922-03-31
Service No:
P21675
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Central Flying School Dunnottar
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1958-08-24
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, head injuries, received in Private Motor Vehicle Accident, at Petit, while on his way to attend a Board of Inquiry in Pretoria
Commemoration
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
D F C (USA), Air Medal (USA) while serving with the South African Air Force in the Korean War
Son of Christoph Alwin Gerneke and Hedwig Elisabeth Gerneke. Husband of Mrs. S. E. C. Gerneke, of Dunnotar.