Identity
Person No.
37068
Service No.
W42803K
Last Name
First Name
Gerhardus Marthinus
Initials
G M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police
Military Service
Rank
Detective Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
South African Police
Defence Force
SAP 3,731
South African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne light infantry (paratroops)
Status
Regular Force
Part of
Raised 1 April 1961 at Tempe. First battalion of 44 Parachute Brigade from 1978.
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
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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