Service Details
Name:
PIETERSEN
Given Name:
JOHN PATRICK HAMILTON
Initials:
J P H
Service No:
W31425W
Rank:
Sergeant
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Regiment:
South African Police
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Date of Death:
1979-06-18
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Date of Birth:
1937-08-08
Age:
41
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in Ovamboland.
Decorations:
South African Police Star for Distinguished Service
Citations:
18 March 1975 - "On 17 November 1974 while on duty in the Sea Point Charge Office, Sergeant Pietersen was informed of a rubber dinghy with three people that had capsized in the rough seas. Sergeant Pietersen put his own life in danger as he tried to rescue the three people by swimming out to them. With the help of bystanders, one man was rescued. Unfortunately the two women could not be rescued."
Additional
Information:
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Western Cape
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Cemetery:
BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
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