Identity
Person No.
38018
Service No.
34560
Last Name
First Name
Hermanus Theodoris Steyn
Initials
H T S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by anti personnel mine in Caprivi Strip, while on COIN duty in South West Africa. He was investigating a mine blast that had occurred the previous day, near Katima Mulilo, which had injured 4 policemen
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994 and "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff
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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