Identity
Person No.
33950
Old ROH no.
35150
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Shadrack Gwalagwana
Initials
S G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Military Service
Rank
Major
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 828
South African National Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,460
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received fighting veld fire at SAP training centre near Ellisras, at 1 Mil
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Happy Zulu
Citation
Unknown
External sources
Research notes
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 96671631 (belongs to Zulu PN 33949, 1998-08-08).
Stories 2
PRETORIA Fifth SANDF soldier dies after fire Fri, 23 Aug 2002 A fifth SA National Defence Force soldier has died of burn wounds sustained during a veld fire at a police training area in Limpopo, the SANDF said on Friday.
Major GS Zulu (45) died on Thursday night at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria, a statement said. He is survived by his wife, Happy Zulu. Five people died after fighting a blaze at the police Special Task Force's Verdrag urban anti-terrorist training area near Lephalale (Ellisras) last Tuesday. Two soldiers died on the day of the fire and a third died in hospital later that night. They were
Dedications 1
True warriors indeed. Their names shall always be engraved in our hearts. We will always remember them.