Service Details
Name:
POOL
Given Name:
WILLEM HENDRIK
Initials:
W H
Service No:
0412061-2
Rank:
Warrant Officer
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Regiment:
South African Police
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Date of Death:
1993-11-29
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Date of Birth:
1951-09-19
Age:
42
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. While doing Border duties at Ndaleni in Richmond, shot in his vehicle whilst travelling up a windy road to visit an OP on top of the hill. His crew survived and the spread of rounds through the windscreen indicated he was the only target.
Additional
Information:
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
PIETERMARITZBURG (MOUNTAIN RISE) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
Block K. Grave 927.

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