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Identity
Person No.
35665
Service No.
S151502W
Last Name
Makwela 1
First Name
Magatlo James
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1943 (±1 yr) 112
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South African Police 4,489
Unit
Eastern Transvaal Division 18
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
20 April 1973 209
Cause of Death
KIA - shot in ambush in Caprivi Strip 8
KIA - shot in ambush in Caprivi Strip, while on COIN duty in South West Africa
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 #35665

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=35665&pdf=1

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