Bakaga, Vusimusi Hamilton

Identity

Person No.

34014

Service No.

132419

Last Name

Bakaga 1

First Name

Vusimusi Hamilton

Initials

A

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1914 (±1 yr) 423

Age at Death

43

Military Service

Rank

Constable

Regiment

South African Police 3,727

Unit

South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 229

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

27 March 1957 101

Cause of Death

Killed by a demented native with a pair of handcuffs 1

Killed by a demented native with a pair of handcuffs

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 18,398

Locality

Gauteng 9,441

Cemetery

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114

Additional Information

Notes

ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994

Citation

Unknown

External Source

South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984). https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=14414 (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #34014

Bakaga, Vusimusi Hamilton (A)