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Identity
Person No.
37208
Service No.
W83962W
Last Name
First Name
Danie
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed near Westonaria at Cook during an ambush by striking mine employees. Sent out to investigate a report regarding a large group of mine workers at the Cook plant next to Bekkersdal. They drove into the veld to investigate and were ambushed and killed by the group
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 #37208