Identity
Person No.
33612
Old ROH no.
1512
Service No.
69443794PE
Last Name
First Name
Willem Martinus G
Initials
W M G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Rank
Petty Officer
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,282
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died in the crash of the SAS President Kruger into the SAS Tafelberg
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. A. van Tonder
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project
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samilhistory.com
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAS President Kruger honour roll
Stories 2
W M G van Tonder ; Petty Officers <a href="
In the early hours of Thursday 18 February 1982, SAS President Kruger , oldest of the three Type 12 Frigates of the South African Navy, collided with the replenishment vessel, SAS Tafelberg . Both ships were severely damaged but TAFELBERG returned safely to Simon?s Town. President Kruger sank approximately two hours after the collision when efforts to keep her afloat failed. 14 men from Mess 12, Chief Petty Officers
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