Identity
Person No.
36515
Service No.
601992-7
Last Name
First Name
Carel Petrus
Initials
I G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Believed to have been, on routine patrols with his partner when they were tipped off about a person being robbed of a cell phone at gunpoint. The suspect took a firearm from under a pillow and pointed it at the police. They took cover and the suspect managed to run away holding the firearm. The two officers gave chase, but the suspect escaped. Later, they were shown a house where the man was supposed to be hiding. When he saw the police the suspect apparently fired at them, hitting the inspector in the chest, killing him
Military Service
Rank
Inspector
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
-
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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