Service Details
Name:
 CLAASSEN
Given Name:
 MICHAEL DANIEL
Initials:
 M D
Service No:
 0430104-8
Rank:
 Constable
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Regiment:
 South African Police
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Date of Death:
 1992-08-14
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Date of Birth:
 1970-10-04
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, while in Ladysmith they got called to Kebonandy Empangeni. In the early morning hours they surrounded a house. Shots were fired through the windows and 3 police officers were shot and killed. All three were from the Ladysmith Police
Additional
Information:
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 NEWCASTLE CEMETERY
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