In Memory Of

HAWKINS, WYNAND JACOBUS

Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
71423008PE
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Fire Brigade
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1985-05-21
Cause of Death:
Died in Freak Accident, when SAAF firemen were called to assist the Pretoria fire brigade in extinguishing a fire that had started at the SASOL Bulk Storage Depot in Pretoria West. When the tank exploded, 3 servicemen were burned to death
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
H9
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. Kirsten J. A. Hawkins. ref. 85 years of SAAF