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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

Accidentally killed 259 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5595 Devantier Marcus M Corporal 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
30078 Dippenaar Cecil Rhodes C R Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-17
30079 Diribi Chekok C Corporal South West African Territory Force 31 or 201 Battalion SADF 1981-08-23
5850 Dold Derek Owen Leach D O L Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-03-16
5874 Donaldson Duncan Lane D L Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 40th Training Depot Station 1918-10-08
6324 Durrant Christopher Martin C M Second Lieutenant British South African Police 1918-07-25
6379 Eales William Derrick W D Private South African Tank Corps 10th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1941-12-24
6419 Eckley Fredrick Samuel F S Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-06-13
6488 Edwards Lawrence Lyon L L Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 21 Tunnelling Coy. UDF 1944-05-21
6712 Erasmus Hendrick Johannes H J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-07-07
6931 Farrar Sir GEORGE HERBERT G H Colonel Active Citizen Force 1915-05-20
7240 Flear Harry H Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-25
7551 Francois Bertram B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
7734 Fuhr Hugh Robert H R Lieutenant Royal Air Force 67th Training Sqdn. 1918-06-16
7921 Gattens Charles C Lieutenant Royal Air Force 63rd Sqdn. 1919-06-15
39239 Gibson Robert Ruric R R Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1970-05-08
40658 Gibson Vernon Francis V F Flight Cadet Royal Air Force 51st Training Sqdn. 1918-11-09
8273 Gobesa Jim Makosini J M Private South African Native Labour Corps 27th Coy. UDF 1917-07-30
8410 Goqo Mingleton M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-15
8789 Griffiths Peter Henry P H Captain Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1944-03-08
8791 Griffiths Randall R Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-03
8801 Grimbeek Henry John H J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-11-07
8810 Grobler Andreas P A P Private 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) "C" Coy. 1914-10-17
8929 Gwapi John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals UDF 1916-09-09
9702 Henley Raymond John Elliot R J E Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
34930 Henshaw George G Constable South African Police Internal Stability Unit 1945-12-18
9868 Higgs Norman John N J Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-25
10270 Horne Albert James A J Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-11-28
10506 Hume Donald George Walter D G W Corporal South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1917-11-17
11003 James Teddy T Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-04
11267 Johnson Hendrik H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-12
11282 Johnson Jacob J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-29
11378 Jonas Haileka H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-18
11435 Jones Griffith Hugh G H Gunner Machine Gun Brigade Northern Force "E" Section 1915-07-04
11639 Julie John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
11883 Kazamula Sam S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-09
12217 Killoran Thomas T Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 21 Field Park Coy. UDF 1941-10-21
12398 Kleinsmith Yusuf Y Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-21
12739 Kunene Jotham J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-30
12795 Labuschagne Johannes Hendrik Benjamin J H B Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. UDF 1945-06-08
35343 Lange Carl Frederick Christian C F C 1st Class Sergeant South African Police Wynberg 1914-07-28
13072 Lawson Robert R Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1919-11-15
13131 Le Roux Johannes Hendrik J H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1920-01-09
13138 Le Roux Lucas Philip L P Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-13
13244 Lefevre Charles Hamilton C H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-07
13368 Lesesa George G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-11
13459 Levin Myer M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-21
13564 Liebenberg Johannes Matthys J M Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-18
13798 London Jim J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-06
35435 Lotter Jacob Rudolph J R 1st Class Constable South African Police Port Elizabeth 1922-03-27