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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
33817 Webb John J Transvaal Town Police C Division 1904-02-09
40556 Webb Anthony John A J Trooper Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment "D" Squadron RSF 1979-04-04
27856 Watson John Thomas J T Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 4 Air Depot UDF 1941-08-12
33804 Wasserman Johan Heinrich J H Corporal 21 Squadron SADF 1981-07-28
49811 Warrington Roger Mathew R M Private TS Training Centre SADF 1977-09-17
27752 Warner Alfred Meredith A M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-01-16
33797 Ward Raymond R Rifleman South African Catering Corps (Corps) 35 Battalion SADF 1977-06-21
40545 Walters John William J W Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-05-27
33782 Wagener Gerhardt G Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 12 Squadron (Army) SADF 1979-10-20
38212 Vuso L L Constable Zwartfontein SAP 1977-12-02
38211 Vusimuzi M Reserve Constable Zwartfontein SAP 1998-02-23
38210 Vumazonke X J Constable Zwartfontein SAP 1991-01-31
38209 Vumase G M Constable Zwartfontein SAP 1972-03-03
41282 Vito Simon Taziveyi P A Detective Constable British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department RSF 1979-12-01
33756 Visser Gideon Jacobus G J Corporal South African Artillery (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1963-11-12
38195 Visser Jean Morne W Constable 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div SAP 1958-10-10
40537 Visser Bertie B Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1971-05-11
33748 Visagie Izak Sybrand I S Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1964-05-16
33749 Visagie John Frank J F Rifleman South African Commandos Gordonia Commando SANDF 1999-01-06
38184 Visagie Schalk Willem Jacobus S W J Constable 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div SAP 1947-02-24
33733 Viljoen Andre A Lieutenant 30 Corps Maintenance Unit 1983-11-30
33736 Viljoen Gavin G Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-08-13
33740 Viljoen Marius M Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1987-02-09
33744 Viljoen William W Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-01-24
33728 Vilakazi Mduduzi Simon M S Private Infantry School SANDF 1997-03-25
38166 Vilakazi P V Sergeant 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1968-11-27
38165 Vikunga A Sergeant 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1998-03-31
38164 Vigoureux Henning Jeremiah H J Constable 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1963-02-05
38163 Victor Jacobus Adriaan Z J Constable 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1962-07-05
33722 Verwey Dario David Marco D D M Signalman South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Natal Command Signals Unit. SADF 1994-01-07
33718 Vermeulen Willem Jacobus W J Second Lieutenant 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-08-22
38151 Vermeulen Gert Nicolaas G N Detective Constable 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1947-09-25
38155 Vermeulen Simon Petrus S P 2nd Class Sergeant 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1959-03-22
38156 Vermeulen Simon Petrus W M Sergeant 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1996-08-27
38131 Venter Christiaan Mattys B M Student 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1970-08-13
38132 Venter Christiaan Mattys C H Lance Sergeant 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1992-11-15
38136 Venter Jacobus J B Detective Sergeant 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1960-09-03
38148 Venter Willem Adriaan W A Constable 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1963-06-03
40527 Vengisayi William H Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps (Corps) 1 Brigade RSF 1977-08-01
27196 Varley Ralph Charles R C Air Sergeant 12 Squadron UDF 1942-01-27
33641 Van Zyl Abraham Albertus A A Captain Military 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1983-07-14
38121 Van Zyl Johan L J P R Sergeant Head Office SAP 1967-04-24
40522 Van Zyl Clarence Dudley C D Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 5th Battalion RSF 1977-10-07
33627 Van Wyk Jannie J Rifleman Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape SADF 1984-08-13
33628 Van Wyk Jan Chornelius J C Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1974-04-15
38108 Van Wyk Roelof Daniel Jacobus R D J Detective Sergeant 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div SAP 1960-06-07
33614 Van Vuuren Phillip Fourie P F Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-28
33609 Van Tonder Johan J Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 10 Armoured Car Squadron (Army) SADF 1983-12-24
33611 Van Tonder Paul Bernadus P B Airman South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1973-08-18
38082 Van Tonder Johannes Steyn J S Constable North West Province SAP 1953-02-14