In Memory Of

PIETERSEN, CHRISTIAAN WILHELM

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1960-04-08
Service No:
 76354612PE
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 31 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1982-08-09
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down south-east of Cuvelai in Angola, in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #132 together with 2 other members of the SAAF and 12 soldiers of 1 Parachute Battalion.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 B1
Cemetery:
 BLOEMFONTEIN (HAMILTON) WAR CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Free State
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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