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[Van Niekerk, D.J., MajGenl]
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Number		 1484
Surname Van Niekerk  (80) Initals D.J. Views 888
Date Unknown Date of Birth Unknown Corps SAAF
Year 1982 (201) Place Unknown
Full Names Military
Number		 Death Age 0
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War BORDER SWA/Namibia Border War
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Major General
Rank MajGenl (4)
Description Major General
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Major-General DJ van Niekerk was a veteran of the Korean War and had been decorated several times. For his role in the Korean War he held the Korean Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal. He had also been decorated with the Southern Cross Medal, the SADF Service Medal and the Chief fo the SADF Commendation Medal. General van Niekerk joined the SADF in 1947. In 1958, after a period in Korea, he as promoted to lieutenant. He rose to major-general in 1977 when he to up the post of Chief of Staff, Logistical Support. He had a BSc (Engineering) from the University of the Witwatersrand. I was his driver for 18 months and will always remember him for the way he and his family accepted me into their home as part of the family.
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Glen Kruger krugerg@bigfoot.com 2003-03-16 06:27:19 Gravatar Image
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Major-General van Niekerk was killed on July 14 1982 in Pretoria. He was on board a Merlin VIP transporter when it collided with a Piper Navajo. A total of 12 people were killed in the accident. At the time General van Niekerk was Chief Director, Logistical Support of the SAAF. The collition occured when the SAAF Merlin turbo-prop was returning from Namibia and was on final approach to Waterkloof Air Base and the Navajo was on final approach to Wonderboom Airport. Others killed in the accident was Major-General JM Crafford (Deputy Chief of Staff, Finance, SADF), Mr KK Pretorius (Secretary to the Treasury, Department of Finance), Mr N Bothma (Accountant-General, Department of Defence), Captain JIT de Villiers (pilot of the Merlin), Sergeant A Niemand (Air Hostess on Merlin). I was General van Niekerk's driver from 1977-1979. Glen Kruger
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