 1928 - 1982 (54 years)
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| Name |
Dirk Johannes van Niekerk |
| Prefix |
Major-General |
| Born |
20Oct1928 |
Boksburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14Jul1982 |
Pretoria, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa |
| Buried |
1982 |
Pretoria Swartkops Air Force Monument, Republic of South Africa |
| Notes |
- Killed In aircraft accident, crashed following mid-air collision with Piper Pa-31 Navajo ZS-IRX over Swartkops., in Swearingen Merlin 4A #ZS-JLZ. The collision occurred when returning from Namibia and on final approach to Waterkloof Air Base and the Navajo was on final approach to Wonderboom Airport.
Husband of Mrs. S. J. M. van Niekerk, of Pretoria. Major-General D. J. 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 of 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 took up the post of Chief of Staff, Logistical Support. He had a BSc (Engineering) from the University of the Witwatersrand.
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| Person ID |
I89 |
My Botha Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
12 Dec 2023 |
DNA Tests |
1 DNA test is associated with Major-General Dirk Johannes van Niekerk  |
| Test Type | Taken by | Haplogroup | Test Information |
| mtDNA |
Gideon Hendrik Botha, b1c7d1e9f1g1h6i5j1k2 | H27 |
Most distant ancestor:
Elizabeth Catharina Helena Schoeman, b. 27/Feb/1883, Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa , d. 11/Jan/1957, Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Most recent common ancestor:
Elizabeth Catharina Helena Schoeman, b. 27/Feb/1883, Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa , d. 11/Jan/1957, Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Ancestral surnames:
Van der Sandt, van Niekerk
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| Father |
Guillaume Hendrik van Niekerk, b. 25Oct1908, Douglas Dist, Cape Colony, South Africa , d. 12Feb1970, Pretoria, H.F. Verwoerd Hospital, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa (Age 62 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Aletta Magrieta van der Sandt, b. 07/Feb/1910, Elliot, Eastern Cape, Union of South Africa , d. 07/Feb/1987, Hospital Kempton Park, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa (Age 77 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
04/July/1927 |
Boksburg, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa |
| Family ID |
F6 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sophia Johanna Maria Meiring, b. 20/Mar/1925, Mosselbaai, Western Cape, Union of South Africa , d. 2019, Mosselbaai, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
1954 |
Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
13 May 2021 |
| Family ID |
F17 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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Major-General Dirk Johannes van Niekerk |
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Dirk Johannes van Niekerk |
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Major-General Dirk Johannes van Niekerk
Receiving Medals |
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Dirk Johannes van Niekerk |
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DJ van Niekerk and Family |
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DJ van Niekerk |
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Botha, Van Niekerk, Jacobs Family Group photo |
| Documents |
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Death description and information |
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Lest We Forget Major-General Dirk Johannes van Niekerk |
| Headstones |
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Swartkops Airforce Monument, Pretoria Gauteng, South Africa |
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