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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 motor vehicle accident 1,764 records

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Options list values that appear for this cause. The unit list shows the most common units — pick a regiment to see every unit in that regiment. Combine filters freely — for example KIA + SADF + 1987.

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
32988 Smit Christiaan Jacobus C J Trooper 2 Armoured Car Regiment 2 Armoured Car Regiment 1965-09-14
37649 Smit Cornelius Petrus Johannes C P J Detective Lance Sergeant Traffic Police SAP 1947-10-08
33004 Smith Alfred Gordon A G Private Kimberley Regiment SADF 1980-09-06
23688 Snyers George G Private Cape Corps 1st Bn. UDF 1946-01-15
23692 Snyman Gabriel Ernest G E Private Youth Training Brigade UDF 1943-01-29
33039 Snyman Johannes Hendrik J H Private North West Command SADF 1986-11-11
33043 Sobhuwa A Rifleman 9 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1996-03-12
49801 Sobopa Makhosonke Edwin M E Colonel South African Corps of Engineers SANDF 1994-10-07
37680 Sobopha J W Constable Fauresmith SAP 1961-07-24
37681 Sogcwaji B B Sergeant Fauresmith SAP 1997-12-04
33046 Sole Lyall Gregory L G Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-07-22
37694 Sono T E Detective Constable Eastern Cape SAP 1973-09-24
37695 Soodyall V Sergeant Eastern Cape SAP 1993-07-30
37696 Sopangisa K A Inspector Eastern Cape SAPS 2005-11-29
37697 Sosikela S H Captain Eastern Cape SAPS 2003-04-26
23819 Spalding James J Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1942-01-06
33060 Sprowson Shaun Anthony S A Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1986-09-07
33070 Stander Jacqueline J Sergeant School of Armour School of Armour SANDF 1999-11-19
41246 Steele M D Sergeant Rhodesian Intelligence Corps (Corps) Police Reserve Air Wing RSF 1978-10-05
33083 Steenkamp Benjamin Karl B K Lance Corporal Administrative Services Corps (Corps) Southern Cape Command SADF 1981-01-12
33085 Steenkamp Daniel Jacobus D J Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 400 Ammu SADF 1982-01-13
37716 Steenkamp G Pieter G P Constable Umtata SAP 1969-06-08
24059 Steer George Lowther G L Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Corps (Corps) 1944-12-25
24105 Stephens William Henry W H Captain South African Railways and Harbours Brigade UDF 1941-10-01
33096 Sterling Robert Dennis R D Lance Corporal Durban Regiment SADF 1986-08-03
24209 Steyn Jan Harm J H Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-05-27
33114 Steyn Jacobus Frederick J F Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-03-13
33116 Steyn Leon L Lance Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 13 Maintenance Unit SADF 1977-01-21
33117 Steyn Nicolaas Johannes N J Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) Rundu Mb SADF 1975-04-10
33118 Steyn Ralph Jeffrey R J Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1992-05-06
37730 Steyn Adolph Johannes A J Sergeant Riot Unit 6 SAP 1964-03-07
37731 Steyn Adolph Johannes A J Sergeant Riot Unit 6 SAP 1995-01-12
37737 Steyn Smartryk S Constable 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1966-09-18
37738 Stockenstroom D S Warrant Officer 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1992-03-28
40394 Stockhill-Gill Ronald Vaughn R V Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1974-10-27
37750 Strauss Izak Louis I L Constable 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div SAP 1960-10-27
49734 Streicher Pieter Emilus P E Lance Corporal 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-03-09
33140 Stroebel Cornelius Johannes C J Corporal Regiment Hillcrest Regiment Hillcrest SADF 1989-01-20
37752 Strydom Daniel Jakobus D J Sergeant 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div SAP 1972-02-03
33157 Stubbs Nicolas Andrew N A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Equestrian Centre SADF 1987-02-19
37761 Sukazi Menek Muzi M M Constable Northern Natal Division SAP 1988-01-29
37762 Sultan R H Captain Northern Natal Division SAPS 2001-11-02
37763 Sulu Z T Constable Northern Natal Division SAP 1985-09-20
33169 Swanepoel Jan Andries J A Corporal 8 Signal Regiment SADF 1976-02-26
33172 Swanepoel Phillipus Jurie Wynand P J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 25 Field Squadron (Army) SADF 1980-02-22
37774 Swanepoel Leon M L M Sergeant Umtata SAP 1984-10-15
49741 Swaneveld Ben Johannes B J Private 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1979-06-27
41885 Swart Michael Dan M D Cadet Civilian 111 South African Infantry Battalion 1993-03-18
33190 Swartz Neville N Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 6 Maintenance Unit SADF 1988-11-20
33191 Swartz Phillip P Lance Corporal 52 Battalion SADF 1989-03-20