Identity
Person No.
32521
Old ROH no.
1147
Service No.
76354612PE
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Wilhelm
Initials
C W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,280
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
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
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Notes
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Citations
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External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
CHRIS PIETERSEN WAS MY UNCLE HE WAS 22 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED. HE WAS PART OF THE NEWLY COMISSIONED 31 SQUADRON AT AFB HOEDSPRUIT. HE WAS A PUMA HELICOPTER CO PILOT. HE WAS SHOT DOWN DURING OPERATION MEEBOS WITH THE REST OF THE CREW CAPT JOHN TWADDLE (COMMANDER) SGT GROBBIES GROBBELAAR (FLIGHT ENGINEER) AND 12 PARRABATS OF 1 PARRA BAT. THE A/C WAS SHOT DOWN NEAR CUVELAI WHEN 8 PUMA'S FLEW ACCIDENTLY OVER A TERRORIST CAMP. THEY WERE THE 2ND LAST A/C FLYING IN A LOOSE VIC FORMATION AND WAS SHOT IN THE TAIL GEARBOX PRESUMEBLY WITH A 14.5 AA ROUND. AL 15 MEMBERS WERE KILLED. THE 12 PARRABATS ARE BURRIED ON THE PERADE GROUND OF 1 PARA BAT IN BLOEMFONTEIN AND THEIR NAMES ARE ON THEIR WALL OF REMEMBARENCE. CAPT JOHN TWADDLE IS BURIED IN DURBAN; SGT GROBBELAAR IS BURIED IN CENTURION CEMETRY. MY UNCLE IS BURIED IN THE HERO'S ACRE IN HAMILTON BLOEMFONTEIN.
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