Identity
Person No.
36776
Service No.
W413798R
Last Name
First Name
Martinus Jacobus
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Killed by exploding hand grenade while attempting to arrest an insurgent in Mpumalanga Township near Pietermaritzburg
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
Posthumously awarded the South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Citations
Unknown
External References
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South African Police Memorial
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project
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