In Memory Of

NEL, MARTINUS JACOBUS

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
W413798R
Rank:
Constable
Regiment:
South African Police
Date of Death:
1988-04-13
Cause of Death:
Killed by exploding hand grenade while attempting to arrest an insurgent in Mpumalanga Township near Pietermaritzburg.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
VRYHEID CEMETERY
Localitly:
Kwazulu Natal
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
S C G
Posthumously awarded the South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994