In Memory Of

CILLIERS, JACOBUS DANIEL (KOOS)

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 1957-02-07
Service No:
 73215824PE
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 17 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1980-06-23
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 1402
Cemetery:
 ZEERUST MUNICIPAL CEMETERY
Localitly:
 North West Province
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. S. Cilliers