Identity
Person No.
42150
Service No.
79150744HW
Last Name
First Name
Hermanus
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Age at Death
58
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Pioneer
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. SAS Port Rex
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Father of Major H. van Niekerk, of 4 Recce Regiment, Cape Town. Emblem of the South African navy engraved on grave headstone (per Mike Sandham).
Research notes
Mike Sandham 11 Sep 2026 omissions + Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Sep 2026: 79150744HW Pioneer Hermanus van Niekerk, South African European Auxiliary Services attd. SAS Port Rex, died 11 Sep 1981 of heart attack at Frere Hospital (East London), age 58. New ROH record from SAWGP id 42150. Mike notes navy emblem on grave headstone.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Sep 2026
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Mike Sandham
Email 11 Sep 2026 omissions: 79150744HW Pioneer Hermanus van Niekerk (SAWGP credited)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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