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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 Private Vehicle Accident 171 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29305 Badenhorst Louis Petrus L P Rifleman South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1979-11-26
29341 Barends Adam Johannes A J Corporal South African Infantry Corps Sacc SADF 1982-10-17
29345 Barnard Alewyn Petrus A P Captain South African Artillery 1 Locating Battery SADF 1958-10-01
29390 Bell Coenraad Johannes Jacobus C J J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-09-27
29405 Bergh Jan Carl J C Staff Sergeant South African Commandos Soutpansburg Commando SADF 1986-05-14
29418 Bester Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-11-03
29439 Bhengu Piet M P Corporal SA Army 21 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-08-10
41824 Blom Hermanus Thomas H T Sergeant South African Infantry Corps Special Forces HQ SADF 1991-04-25
29510 Bosch Carlo Marcel C M Corporal Financial Services Corps 44 Sqdn. 1982-11-12
29536 Botha Josias Johannes J J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1980-11-09
29557 Botsheleng Jeremy S V Staff Sergeant SA Army 101 Battalion SANDF 1998-12-18
29558 Boucher Louis L Staff Sergeant SA Army 101 Battalion Unknown
29583 Breet Johan (p.j.) J L Lieutenant South African Army 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 1998-08-22
41827 Burns Gregory G Private South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-10-14
29754 Claassen Johan Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1978-08-30
29795 Coetzee Jan Hendrik J H Corporal SWA Military School 3 Aatw 1985-05-25
29809 Coetzer Johannes Petrus J P Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 911 Battalion SADF 1986-08-14
48585 Daubermann Gordon Edward G E Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1975-08-17
29946 De Almeida Alberto F Rifleman SA Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SANDF 1998-11-14
29951 De Beer Gerhard Erasmus Smith G W Corporal South African Air Force 1 Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-01-16
29965 De Bruin Jacob Daniel J D Lieutenant South West African Territory Force 911 Battalion SADF 1988-03-25
29993 De Kock Servaas S Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 2nd Coy. SADF 1982-10-15
30024 De Villiers Steyn Johannes S J Corporal South African Army Air Defence School SADF 1986-07-13
41769 Dobrowsky Cecil Graham C G Lance Corporal 5 Military Works Unit Army Gymnasium 1977-09-05
30113 Doyle Brian Anthony B A Sergeant South African Air Force Striker SANDF 1998-04-18
30141 Du Plooy Anton A Lieutenant South West African Territory Force 911 Battalion SADF 1988-03-25
30176 Du Toit Simon Petrus Jurgens S P J Private South African Infantry Corps Kimberley Regiment SADF 1983-12-23
41750 Earnshaw Phillip John P J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-12-15
30199 Eaton Raymond Kenneth R K Private South African Technical Services Corps Attd. Army Battle School SADF 1983-11-20
41751 Engelbrecht Johannes Augustus J A Lance Corporal South African Ammunition Corps 97 Ammunition Depot 1991-04-27
30255 Erasmus Daniel Jacobus D J Colonel South African Army Cape Regiment SANDF 1998-04-17
40762 Erasmus Ian Frederik I F Airman South African Air Force Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1988-06-06
41753 Erasmus Stephanus Gerhardus S G Private South African Technical Services Corps Engineers School SADF 1991-04-02
30273 Evans George Johannes D A Warrant Officer Class II South African Army 21 Sqdn. SANDF 1998-06-15
30307 Ferreira Marius Pieter M P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Infantry School SADF 1982-05-01
30368 Fourie Johannes Petrus Van Den Berg J P V D B Lance Corporal South African Air Force AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1974-07-03
30375 Fourie Willem Jacobus W J Private South African Air Force 1 Air Depot SADF 1972-04-29
30402 Gerber Albert Edmund A E Rifleman South African Commandos Letaba Commando SANDF 1999-03-02
30411 Gerritz Hadley H Private N TVL Maintenance Unit Central Flying School 1989-08-26
30427 Giraudeau Colin C Air Mechanic South African Air Force AFS Swartkop SADF 1965-07-02
30532 Greyling Johannes Christoffel (jannie) J C Private Unitas 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1973-09-03
30538 Griffiths Walter James S Colonel South African Air Force 2 Signals Regiment SANDF 1998-12-20
30548 Grobler Johannes Hermanus J H Warrant Officer II South African Infantry Corps Regiment Christiaan Beyers SADF 1982-10-09
30554 Grobler Reinier Nicholaas Johannes R N J Private South African Air Force 3 Satellite Radar Station SADF 1982-09-27
30579 Gwangwa Sandile G M Recruit SA Army School of Armour SANDF 1998-05-04
41755 Harding Norman Dion N D Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 111 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-08-30
30686 Henke Ranier Ernst R E Corporal South African Infantry Corps 121 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1989-09-05
30706 Heunis Ernest Phillipus E P Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1980-11-09
41494 Heyns Petrus Johannes P J Corporal Military Labour Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-09-01
30766 Human Arie Erasmus A E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-07-13