In Memory Of

GOUWS, PIETER STEPHANUS

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Commandant
Unit:
 1 SWA Air Commando Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1981-02-21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident. He was the Commanding Officer of the 1 South West Africa Commando Squadron and while flying on an aerial reconnaissance and patrol sortie along the coastline, near Henties Bay and Terrace Bay, flying in a civilian Piper Cherokee (ZS-EXG), he went missing without a trace.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 CAPE CROSS MILITARY MEMORIAL
Country:
 Namibia
Additional Information
Commemorated on plaque in the vicinity of Henties Bay