Identity
Person No.
34513
Service No.
54885
Last Name
First Name
William Percival
Initials
W P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, landmine explosion in Caprivi Strip, while on COIN duty in South West Africa
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police
Defence Force
SAP 3,731
South African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Douglas Percival Dobbin and Molly Maria Dobbin (nee Groesbeek). Brother of Marion Dawn Warber (nee Dobbin), Howard Maurice Dobbin, Arthur Douglas Dobbin, and Richard Lionel Dobbin. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 26-28 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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