Service Details
Name:
 VAN WYK
Given Name:
 JACOBUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 J J
Service No:
 26801
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Police
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Date of Death:
 1973-08-04
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Date of Birth:
 1924-12-16
Age:
 48
Cause of Death:
 Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police
Decorations:
 Police Good Service Medal
Citations:
 On 29 January 1958 the Sergeant while off duty attended to an armed robbery in progress at a petrol station in Wynberg, Johannesburg. After finding the petrol attendant lying on the ground with a bullet wound in his back, the Sergeant chased after one of the suspects, unarmed. The suspect fired two shots at the Sergeant, but the Sergeant was able to arrest the suspect with the firearm.
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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