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Identity
Person No.
38960
Service No.
PR44208
Last Name
Blignaut 16
First Name
Pieter Willem
Initials
P W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1948 (±1 yr) 195
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
9th Battalion 30
Secondary Unit
3 Platoon
Death Record
Date of Death
12 May 1976 105
Cause of Death
Injured in a vehicle ambush 1
Injured in a vehicle ambush, he died in the helicopter during the casevac
Grave Reference
Garden of Rest cremation niche 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM 24
Additional Information
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.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38960