Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 72512734KT |
| Rank: | Rifleman |
| Last Name: | PIETERSEN |
| First Name: | WILLEM JOHANNES |
| Initials: | W J |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1977-05-05 |
| Age at Death: | 20 |
| Cause of Death: | Died in Freak Accident, drowned. Part of a 4-man squad on O.P. duties on the Kavango River, on a piece of land that formed a peninsula. During the night the river rose, cutting that piece of land off from the river-edge. The river flowed very strongly and, in the squads' attempts to get back, Pietersen drowned. |
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