Identity
Person No.
43343
Service No.
7010408-5
Last Name
First Name
Sello Joel
Initials
S J
Date of Birth
Age at Death
49
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
Killed in the line of duty on 30 June 2024 while attending an accident scene at Mohlakeng; struck by a speeding truck that failed to stop; fatal injuries; death declared at the scene
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
Location
Notes
Warrant Officer Sello Joel Masedi, born 20 February 1975, age 49 at death. Husband and father of two (youngest child 15 at time of death). Served SAPS for 21 years from appointment 3 January 2003. Stationed at SAPS Mohlakeng, Gauteng. On 30 June 2024, while attending an accident scene, a speeding truck failed to stop and struck him; sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Name inscribed on Wall of Remembrance for the 2024/2025 Roll of Honour (SAPS Commemoration magazine). Rank corrected from incomplete AR extract (was recorded as Constable pending verification).
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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