Identity
Person No.
34138
Service No.
37851
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Phillippus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, drowned in Zambezi River, downstream from the Chirundu Bridge, while on Counter-insurgency duty in Rhodesia. He was washing in the river and it was presumed he was taken by a crocodile. His body was never found
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
South African Police
Defence Force
SAP 3,731
South African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
In the gardens of the Union Buildings, on the eastern flank of the grounds, Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026 lists Sgt Johannes Petrus Bosch SAP drowned Rhodesia age 27. ROH retains SAWGP / Mike Sandham: Jacobus Phillippus, age 38, Zambezi / crocodile, 72 Dist.
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham 2026-08-12 / SAWGP. First name corrected (was Johan Louis; initials J P).
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: Bushwar Books and @thyphoidjack still list Sgt Johannes Petrus Bosch SAP drowned Rhodesia age 27. ROH retains SAWGP Jacobus Phillippus age 38 / Zambezi crocodile / 72 Dist.
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South African Police Memorial
open source ↗
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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