Van Rensburg, John

Identity

Person No.

38063

Service No.

460213-7

Last Name

Van Rensburg 51

First Name

John

Initials

J J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1974 (±1 yr) 204

Age at Death

24

Military Service

Rank

Sergeant

Regiment

South African Police 4,489

Unit

40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div 29

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

16 January 1998 74

Cause of Death

Died in Freak Accident 255

Died in Freak Accident, drowned while on Counter-insurgency duty in Caprivi Strip, 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

Unknown

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38063

Van Rensburg, John (J J)