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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 air crash 37 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29307 Badenhorst Ronald James R J Lieutenant Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton UK 1969-06-05
29391 Bell Elwyn David E D Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Linton-on-Ouse UK 1971-03-02
1711 Bettington Aylmer Fitzwarine A F Squadron Commander Royal Naval Air Service UK 1917-09-12
1891 Blain Cecil William C W Lieutenant Royal Air Force UK 1919-01-22
29472 Blom Johannes Gerhardus J G Sergeant SAS President Steyn 22 Flt SADF 1971-11-25
39156 Craig Ronald John Faull R J F Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1st Battalion UK 1938-08-12
6308 Dunning Edwin Harris E H Squadron Commander Royal Naval Air Service UK 1917-08-07
7021 Fenton James Wallace J W Staff Sergeant South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-26
7614 Fraser Stuart Malcolm Edward S M E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 36 Squadron UK 1945-03-08
7626 Freakes Hubert Dainton H D Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-03-10
8518 Graaff Stafford S Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-09-12
9612 Helcke Denis Arnold D A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 504 Squadron UK 1940-09-17
30733 Hofmann Graham Peter G P Sub Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Seahawk UK 1962-04-09
30734 Hofmeyr Jan Hendrik J H HMS Seahawk SADF 1958-03-14
10276 Horne Edgar Vincent E V Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Squadron UK 1943-02-02
30772 Humphrey Christopher Maunder C M Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Wildenrath UK 1972-01-12
10982 James Clement Hugh Lawton C H L Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 97 Squadron UK 1944-03-11
30846 Jansen Van Rensburg Nicolaas Frans N F Corporal SAS President Steyn 22 Flt SADF 1971-11-25
30847 Jansen Van Rensburg Wala-Wala W W Corporal 22 Flt SADF Unknown
11399 Jones Basil Everard Francis B E F Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-06-11
31245 Law Derek Rollo D R Flying Officer Royal Air Force RAF Wattisham UK 1966-01-05
14285 MacKenzie Angus Stewart Robertson A S R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-03-15
18050 Munro Ian MacKenzie I M Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Squadron UK 1943-05-03
32267 Nicoll Andrew Mark Vere A M V Captain Army Air Corps 97 Ammunition Depot UK 2003-12-22
18945 Norenius Gunnar Reinhold G R Lieutenant 614 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1942-10-12
19607 Palmer Richard Henry Dampier R H D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-12-18
22586 Seale George Edward Carrington G E C Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-04-28
24028 Steele Edward Stanley E S Lieutenant 41 Squadron UDF 1940-10-30
24074 Steinbach Kenneth Henry Charles K H C Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 27 Operational Training Unit AUS 1942-07-19
33095 Stephenson Edward Peter Langdale E P L Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Glory UK 1951-04-28
33129 Stork Johann J Corporal SAS President Steyn 22 Flt SADF 1971-11-25
33211 Tancred Louis Guy L G Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Finningley UK 1953-06-19
33281 Tiedt Christiaan Jacobus C J Captain SAS President Steyn 22 Flt SADF 1971-11-25
26816 Van Heerden Auret George A G Air Sergeant 41 Squadron UDF 1940-10-30
27872 Watt Archibald Allen A A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-09-07
28637 Wilson Norman Gladswood N G Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-04-18
28927 Wyatt-Smith John Drummond J D Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 28th Squadron UK 1918-03-17