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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

Died in Motorcycle Accident 30 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
1428 Beckett George Harold (harry) G H Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps Training Staff Zonderwater UDF 1940-07-01
29502 Booysen Herman Nico N H Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1980-08-30
34157 Botha Ferdinandus F Police Officer South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1953-09-06
34158 Botha Hendrik Gerhardus H G Detective Warrant Officer South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1985-10-14
34159 Botha Hendrik Johannes H J South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1977-07-25
34682 Foley Andrew William A W Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1946-09-11
34919 Hefer Emmanuel Josef E J Police Officer South African Police 32 Dist (Bethlehem) OFS Div 1952-08-16
31192 Kuhn Friedrich Erwin Abraham F E A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1976-11-28
31553 Manders William John W J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1959-04-15
31554 Mandinda William John G D Air Mechanic SA Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion Unknown
36065 Mdiniso Mpinzi M Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1940-04-02
36066 Mditshane Mpinzi N R Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1993-04-18
36067 Mdlekeza Mpinzi A E Constable South African Police Service District 39 Johannesburg 2001-06-30
36068 Mdlekhe Mpinzi M C Sergeant South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1995-10-07
36069 Mdletshe Mpinzi G F Constable (female) South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1998-07-22
36070 Mdletshe Mpinzi N M Sergeant South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1987-09-30
36638 Munnik Edward Osojnak E O Constable South African Police Heilbron 1965-04-27
36639 Munyai Edward Osojnak H M Constable South African Police Heilbron 1993-03-20
36665 Myburgh Andries Jacobus A J Detective Constable South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1942-07-11
32406 Oram Charles John C J Corporal 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-01-31
32479 Peverelli Sylvester Lewis S L Leading Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Protea UDF 1932-05-31
32598 Pritchard John Cadogan Aubrey J C A Air Apprentice South African Air Force 2 Field Engineer Regiment UDF 1930-06-29
37266 Rafferty Thomas Dennis West T D W Recruit Constable South African Police Northern Orange Free State Division 1946-11-05
37267 Ragwala Thomas Dennis West M M Sergeant South African Police Northern Orange Free State Division 1999-05-04
37268 Raikane Thomas Dennis West M S Constable South African Police Northern Orange Free State Division 1999-03-16
37682 Soine Philip P Detective Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1946-07-24
37683 Soji Philip X R Detective Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1982-08-28
24022 Stedman Eric E Gunner South African Artillery 11 Anti Tank Regt. UDF 1943-02-01
25643 Turner Humphrey Francis H F Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-03-03
33498 Van Deventer Albertus Louis A L Lieutenant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 4 Field Regiment SADF 1981-10-03