Knop, Pieter K

Identity

Person No.

35232

Service No.

0086560-5

Last Name

Knop 1

First Name

Pieter K

Initials

P K

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1948 (±1 yr) 195

Age at Death

43

Military Service

Rank

Warrant Officer

Regiment

South African Police 4,489

Unit

Durban Dog Unit 3

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

02 July 1991 121

Cause of Death

Shot dead with dog Cuzak while searching dense bush near Folweni near Durban for gunman who earlier had shot and wounded a Port Shepstone policeman 1

Shot dead with dog Cuzak while searching dense bush near Folweni near Durban for gunman who earlier had shot and wounded a Port Shepstone policeman

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114

Additional Information

Notes

ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994

Citation

LG Sup 22 August 1918 as 133 Battery Sergeant Major 12th Citizen Battery

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #35232

Knop, Pieter K (P K)