In Memory Of
VAN DER MERWE, WILLEM JACOBUS
Service Details
Age:
32
Date of Birth:
1908-03-19
Service No:
15504
Rank:
Constable
Unit:
Upington
Regiment:
South African Police
Date of Death:
1940-07-07
Cause of Death:
Stabbed in stomach while attempting to arrest suspect - Hans Danster - on suspicion of stock theft and assault on the police.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
KAKAMAS DUTCH REFORMED CEMETERY
Localitly:
Northern Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
