Identity
Person No.
37958
Service No.
W60899P
Last Name
First Name
Carel Lodewyk
Initials
C L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 04 Aug 1974 after being critically wounded at 22h30 on 27 Jul 1974 when the SAP COIN base at Kandaya, Rhodesia was attacked by insurgents
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994. ***31 July on headstone, but death cert states 4 August
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: W60899P Constable Christiaan Lodewikus van der Merwe, SAP COIN, critically wounded 22h30 on 27 Jul 1974 when the SAP COIN base at Kandaya, Rhodesia was attacked; airlifted; died of wounds 04 Aug 1974, age 23. ROH name is Carel Lodewyk, Primrose CID, age 18; AddInfo already notes headstone 31 July vs death cert 4 August.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: SAP COIN Kandaya, DOW 4 Aug (Christiaan Lodewikus age 23; ROH Carel Lodewyk, 18).
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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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