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 260 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
79 Absolom Josias J Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-02-29
92 Ackerman Thomas Lodewyk T L Private Field Force Brigade 1/2 UDF 1942-08-08
33968 Ackerman Dirk J H J V Constable Mondeor, Johannesburg SAP 1959-01-14
133 Adams Henry H Air Mechanic 24 Squadron UDF 1943-01-17
255 Ainslie Tyrrell Dunlop T D Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-10-23
269 Alaardt Gert G Gunner Cape Corps UDF 1942-11-05
359 Allchin Samuel Arthur S A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-26
385 Allen Walter Herbert W H Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Coy. UDF 1914-10-31
504 Anderson William J W J Captain East African Medical Service UK 1917-08-26
615 April Mbizo M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-26
708 Ashburner Errol Forbes E F Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-08-06
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-06-24
805 Avern-Taplin Horace H Private 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1914-08-22
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-24
1334 Baxter EDWARD McNEIL E M Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-01-28
1423 Beckerleg John J Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-01-31
34060 Beetge Willem Gerhardus W G Detective Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1947-08-07
34061 Bekiso L Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1985-07-31
34062 Bekker Anton Pieter A P Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1986-12-03
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-17
1918 Blanckenberg John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-29
1936 Blauws Frederick F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-25
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-18
38966 Bornman Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1970-12-04
2186 Bosward Frank Cardigan F C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-26
2189 Boswell Louis Frank William L F W Chief Engine Room Artificer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern UDF 1944-11-14
2191 Botes Adrian Jacobus A J Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Defence Rifle Club UDF 1914-11-06
29544 Botha Phillipus P Corporal 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-17
34187 Bouwer Wessel W Lance Sergeant 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div SAP 1992-06-06
2378 Bowles Henry H Private Cape Corps 27 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1943-12-16
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1941-10-05
2825 Brown Sydney Bennett S B Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-01-08
2856 Browne William W Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-12-24
3316 Campbell JOHN JAMES MacDONALD J J M Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1945-10-28
3319 Campbell Malcolm D M D Lance Corporal South African Railways and Harbours Brigade UDF 1945-04-09
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison C H Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-01-09
3607 Channer John Hamilton J H Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1941-10-12
3835 Cibi Mabuzane M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-23
3836 Cili Toli T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-10
4021 Cloete Frank F Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-02-01
4108 Coert Lucas L Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-23
4141 Coetzee Izak Jacobus Petrus I J P Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-12-28
4424 Cooke William W Private 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-25
34371 Corrigan William James W J Special Constable Internal Stability Unit SAP 1922-03-14
4660 Crear Ross Ernest R E Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-04-27
49548 Cribb Ronald Henry R H Trooper Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1900-11-07
4809 Cunningham Magdalene M Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) UDF 1942-08-01
5165 Davison James Wright J W Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1943-12-20
5554 Dennis Cyril Robert C R Captain Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1940-06-29

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