Nickname(s) Jaap Spouse(s) Marie Johanne Allegiance South Africa Name Jaap Weideman | Years of service 1954-198? Awards Southern Cross Medal Rank Rear Admiral | |
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Commands held Inspector General (Navy)SAS Maria van RiebeeckSAS Mosselbaai Died 1996, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Rear Admiral Jaap Weideman (1936 - 1996) was a South African Navy officer.
He joined the Navy in 1954 and in 1955 attended the South African Military Academy.
In 1968 he commanded SAS Mosselbaai.
In 1970 he became the first South African to qualify as a submariner and became the first Officer Commanding of SAS Maria van Riebeeck.
In 1982 he was appointed as Inspector General (Navy).
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