In Memory Of
OOSTHUIZEN, GERHARDUS CORNELIUS
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1968-10-02
Service No:
W420955R
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
Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS)
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
S C G
Son of Gerhardus Cornelius and Anna Magrietha Oosthuizen. Posthumously awarded the South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
