Service Details
Name:
 CILLIERS
Given Name:
 JACOBUS DANIEL (KOOS)
Initials:
 J D
Service No:
 73215824PE
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 17 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1980-06-23
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Date of Birth:
 1957-02-07
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down by RPG-7 in Alouette III #24. Both he and the pilot, Capt T van Rensburg, were thrown clear when the aircraft hit the ground. Cilliers was killed in the crash but the pilot escaped, and although injured, returned to the South African lines on foot. This was during the latter stages of Operation Sceptic. His body was recovered 2 years later.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. S. Cilliers
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 ZEERUST MUNICIPAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 1402

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