Identity
Person No.
34742
Service No.
2034757-0
Last Name
First Name
Thobile N
Initials
T N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Newark police received a tip-off around 18:30 that the Manchester farm was being used as a storage site for dagga. Four policemen went to the farm to investigate and on arrival they were confronted outside the homestead by six men armed with knives and sticks. One of the men, Vincent "Gumede" Ndimande, pulled out a firearm and shot Constable Thobile Gaza in the chest once. He also fired several shots at Constable Mark Sindicich, 35, hitting him in the arms and shoulder. Ndimande then held his firearm at Sindicich's forehead and ordered the wounded officer's colleagues to leave the farm. One of the policemen, Inspector Hans Mahardood, managed to pull out his service pistol and shot Ndimande in the chest. Gaza was rushed to Stanger hospital where she died almost immediately after arrival
Military Service
Rank
Reserve Constable
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
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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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Roll of Honour
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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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