Buys, Louis Johannes

Identity

Person No.

34267

Service No.

W40061W

Last Name

Buys 21

First Name

Louis Johannes

Initials

T C

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1957 (±1 yr) 418

Age at Death

23

Military Service

Rank

Detective Sergeant

Regiment

South African Police 4,489

Unit

District 39 Johannesburg 80

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

06 December 1980 145

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a skirmish near Chirundu, while on COIN duty in Rhodesia

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

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

Additional Information

Notes

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

Citation

LG Sup 22 August 1918 as 133 Battery Sergeant Major 12th Citizen Battery

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #34267

Buys, Louis Johannes (T C)