Service Details
Name:
 TERBLANCHE
Given Name:
 DEON
Initials:
 D
Service No:
 W45893N
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South African Police
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Unit:
 Riot Unit 8, Pietermaritzburg
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Date of Death:
 1990-03-14
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Date of Birth:
 1947-01-22
Age:
 43
Cause of Death:
 Shot and killed by Constable Roy Ngcobo also a member of Riot Unit 8. Ngcobo was affiliated with the UDF
Additional
Information:
Commended for bravery during shootout with insurgents in Mpumalanga Township near Pietermaritzburg in 1988. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994. The shooting took place on the N2 south bound and on the Durban side of the Hammersdale off ramp. The Major had given Ngcobo a lift and was shot when he dropped him off. The Major was not armed at the time of the shooting. Constable Ngcobo was later shot and killed in custody when he went for a firearm (shotgun)
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 590.

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