Identity
Person No.
36776
Service No.
W413798R
Last Name
First Name
Martinus Jacobus
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed by exploding hand grenade while attempting to arrest an insurgent in Mpumalanga Township near Pietermaritzburg
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Posthumously awarded the South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry. 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