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Identity
Person No.
41155
Service No.
619069-3
Last Name
Hlengwa 1
First Name
Sydney Bongani
Initials
S B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
47
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
South African Police Service 1,739
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Engineer Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
19 May 2011 88
Cause of Death
Killed in the execution of his duty 2
Killed in the execution of his duty, Capt. Hlengwa (Creighton Station Commander) and one of his staff, Cst. Hlangulela, were conducting a search on a property and when they demanded a liquor license from the owner of the property, they were both killed
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110
Location
Country
South Africa 18,398
Locality
Gauteng 9,441
Cemetery
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114
Additional Information
Notes

He was the father of 5 children.

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source

South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984). https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=14414
SAPS Roll of Honour - https://www.saps.gov.za/about/honour/roll_of_honour2015_2011.php (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41155