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Identity
Person No.
34355
Service No.
W86897F
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Johannes
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
KIA - COIN duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet
Military Service
Rank
Detective Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police
Defence Force
SAP 3,731
South African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 29 Jan 2026: W86897F Detective Sergeant Pieter Johannes Collen, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), killed when their Casspir overturned in Northern Owamboland, age 30. Graham: four Koevoet members killed when their Casspir overturned in Northern Owamboland (same incident as Collen, Lungameni, Pius and Scheepers). ROH cause is KIA COIN duty (not overwritten); unit is HQ Division SAP (Graham: Koevoet).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 29 Jan 2026: W86897F Detective Sergeant Pieter Johannes Collen, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), killed when their Casspir overturned in Northern Owamboland, age 30. Graham: four Koevoet members killed when their Casspir overturned in Northern Owamboland (same incident as Collen, Lungameni, Pius and Scheepers). ROH cause is KIA COIN duty (not overwritten); unit is HQ Division SAP (Graham: Koevoet).
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Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
open source ↗
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance (wall date 29 Feb 1987)
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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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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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