Killed on 12 March 1922 during the Rand Revolt and buried in Port Elizabeth
Photo: Stephen Bowker

GPS 33 deg 58 min 33 sec S, 25 deg 35 min 02 sec E

Significance
The South African Police was responsible for containing the violent labour unrest on the East Rand known as the Rand Revolt, also known as the Rand Rebellion or the 1922 Miners' Strike, until Martial Law was declared on 10 March 1922 and the Union Defence Force was deployed to suppress the Revolt.

Head Constable Milne was one of the two of the policemen killed during the Revolt who are buried in Port Elizabeth.

Head Constable John Milne was Killed in Action at Dunswart on 12 March 1922.

Photo: Stephen Bowker

The inscription on his grave is

 
In Loving Memory of
John Milne
S.A. Police
Killed in Action at Dunswart
12th March 1922
Aged 46

References
The Rand Revolt and Constable FJHD van Wyk by Andrew van Wyk
Locating the Victims of the 1922 Rand Revolt