Identity
Person No.
37814
Service No.
W45893N
Last Name
First Name
Deon
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Military Service
Rank
Major
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 537
Shot
Cause of Death
Shot and killed by Constable Roy Ngcobo also a member of Riot Unit 8. Ngcobo was affiliated with the UDF
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Commended for bravery during shootout with insurgents in Mpumalanga Township near Pietermaritzburg in 1988. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994. The shooting took place on the N2 south bound and on the Durban side of the Hammersdale off ramp. The Major had given Ngcobo a lift and was shot when he dropped him off. The Major was not armed at the time of the shooting. Constable Ngcobo was later shot and killed in custody when he went for a firearm (shotgun)
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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