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Identity
Person No.
33207
Service No.
81113730BG
Last Name
Taljaard 20
First Name
Pieter
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
1 Parachute Battalion 81
Unit
35 Sqdn. 48
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
12 September 1984 135
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Stettynsberg mountains, in Avro Shackleton MR Mk 3 #1718
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. D. J. Taljaard, of Bredasdorp, Cape Province. ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation

DFC LG 15 February 1946 pg. 962 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"; MID LG Sup 1 January 1946 pg. 129

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33207