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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
6488 Edwards Lawrence Lyon L L Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 21 Tunnelling Coy. UDF 1944-05-21
6419 Eckley Fredrick Samuel F S Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-06-13
6379 Eales William Derrick W D Private South African Tank Corps 10th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1941-12-24
6324 Durrant Christopher Martin C M Second Lieutenant British South African Police 1918-07-25
5874 Donaldson Duncan Lane D L Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 40th Training Depot Station 1918-10-08
5850 Dold Derek Owen Leach D O L Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-03-16
30079 Diribi Chekok C Corporal South West African Territory Force 31 or 201 Battalion SADF 1981-08-23
30078 Dippenaar Cecil Rhodes C R Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-17
5595 Devantier Marcus M Corporal 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
30051 Desenga Mark R Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1978-03-25
5554 Dennis Cyril Robert C R Captain Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1940-06-29
5165 Davison James Wright J W Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-20
4809 Cunningham Magdalene M Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-01
4660 Crear Ross Ernest R E Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-04-27
34371 Corrigan William James W J Special Constable South African Police Internal Stability Unit 1922-03-14
4424 Cooke William W Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-04-25
4141 Coetzee Izak Jacobus Petrus I J P Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-28
4108 Coert Lucas L Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-23
4021 Cloete Frank F Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-01
3836 Cili Toli T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-10
3835 Cibi Mabuzane M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-23
3607 Channer John Hamilton J H Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1941-10-12
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison C H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-01-09
3316 Campbell JOHN JAMES MacDONALD J J M Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1945-10-28
3319 Campbell Malcolm D M D Lance Corporal South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1945-04-09
2856 Browne William W Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-24
2825 Brown Sydney Bennett S B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-01-08
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-10-05
2378 Bowles Henry H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 27 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1943-12-16
34187 Bouwer Wessel W Lance Sergeant South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1992-06-06
29544 Botha Phillipus P Corporal South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-17
2191 Botes Adrian Jacobus A J Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Defence Rifle Club 1914-11-06
2189 Boswell Louis Frank William L F W Chief Engine Room Artificer South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Treern UDF 1944-11-14
2186 Bosward Frank Cardigan F C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
38966 Bornman Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1970-12-04
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-18
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
1936 Blauws Frederick F Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-25
1918 Blanckenberg John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-29
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah J Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-09-17
34062 Bekker Anton Pieter A P Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1986-12-03
34061 Bekiso Willem Gerhardus L Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1985-07-31
34060 Beetge Willem Gerhardus W G Detective Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1947-08-07
1423 Beckerleg John J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-01-31
1334 Baxter EDWARD McNEIL E M Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-28
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-24
805 Avern-Taplin Horace H Private 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1914-08-22
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-24
708 Ashburner Errol Forbes E F Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-08-06
615 April Mbizo M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-26