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Identity
Person No.
37965
Service No.
8946
Last Name
Van Der Merwe 126
First Name
Izak Roelof
Initials
I R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1888 (±1 yr) 356
Age at Death
54
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
South African Police 4,489
Unit
42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 41
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
16 September 1942 104
Cause of Death
Stabbed 93
Stabbed to death by natives, outside of the court house grounds, at Nongoma
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,574
Cemetery
NONGOMA AREA CEMETERY ? 2
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Izak Roelof and Hester Aletta van der Merwe, of Upington. Husband of Margaret Carolina van der Merwe, of Nongoma, Zululand. Born Moorreesburg, Cape Province. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994

Citation

Unknown

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #37965