Identity
Person No.
43341
Service No.
7239125-1
Last Name
First Name
Gedione
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
Killed in the line of duty, shot three times in the upper body by a suspect while responding to a house robbery complaint in Mangaung Village; succumbed to injuries at the scene on 4 January 2025
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
Location
Country
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Constable Gedione Motloung, born 7 May 1985, age 39 at death. Served in SAPS for four years from appointment 1 December 2020. Father of a four-year-old child. Stationed at SAPS Namahadi, Free State. On 4 January 2025, he and a colleague responded to a house robbery complaint in Mangaung Village; two suspects fled while a third remained inside and opened fire as Motloung entered. Shot three times in the upper body; died at the scene. Name inscribed on Wall of Remembrance for the 2024/2025 Roll of Honour (SAPS Commemoration magazine).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Annual Report 2024/2025, Roll of Honour (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2025; 27 members).
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Commemoration magazine / Wall of Remembrance 2024/2025.
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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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