Identity
Person No.
37946
Service No.
W58731B
Last Name
First Name
Gerhard Wentzel
Initials
G W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
48
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,190
Drowned
Cause of Death
Drowned during Laingsburg flood while attempting to rescue marooned people
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Notes
Posthumously awarded the South African Police Cross for Bravery. 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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