Identity
Person No.
38960
Service No.
PR44208
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Willem
Initials
P W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Injured in a vehicle ambush, he died in the helicopter during the casevac
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
3 Platoon
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Pieter (Senior) and Veronica Blignaut. Husband of Liz Blignaut. Father of Darryl Blignaut. Brother of Denise and Martin Blignaut. Ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Research notes
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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