Gwijila, Bongani Abestus

Identity

Person No.

34869

Service No.

629883-4

Last Name

Gwijila 1

First Name

Bongani Abestus

Initials

A V

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1979 (±1 yr) 114

Age at Death

22

Military Service

Rank

Sergeant

Regiment

South African Police Service 1,739

Unit

Mpumalanga 154

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

04 November 2001 91

Cause of Death

Died as a result of their duties 1,015

Municipal Police

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 18,398

Locality

Gauteng 9,441

Cemetery

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

Additional Information

Notes

437956-0

Citation

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

External Source

South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984). https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=14414
SAPS Roll of Honour - https://www.saps.gov.za/about/honour/roll_of_honour2005_2001.php (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #34869

Gwijila, Bongani Abestus (A V)