Service Details
Name:
 VAN EEDEN
Given Name:
 HERMANUS THEODORIS STEYN
Initials:
 H T S
Service No:
 34560
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Police
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Date of Death:
 1971-10-05
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Date of Birth:
 1932-01-09
Age:
 39
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by anti personnel mine in Caprivi Strip, while on COIN duty in South West Africa. He was investigating a mine blast that had occurred the previous day, near Katima Mulilo, which had injured 4 policemen.
Additional
Information:
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994 and "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
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