In Memory Of
VAN DER MESCHT, GABRIEL JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
36
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
10990
Rank:
2nd Class Sergeant
Regiment:
South African Police
Date of Death:
1939-05-12
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, sustained serious injuries from which he died two hours later after being knocked down by a lorry while returning to his station from patrol. The horse he was riding had to be destroyed
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
B. 9.
Cemetery:
UITENHAGE (JUBILEE PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
Eastern Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
