Identity
Person No.
41155
Service No.
619069-3
Last Name
First Name
Sydney Bongani
Initials
S B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
47
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
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
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Later renamed
Infantry School
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
In the gardens of the Union Buildings, on the eastern flank of the grounds, Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
He was the father of 5 children.
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External References
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Roll of Honour
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South African Police Memorial
open source ↗
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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