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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 1,735 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
29852 Costello Michael Anthony M A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-09-12
29847 Cornet Douw D Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-09-21
29840 Coopsamy Anandran A Private Natal Command Provost School 1995-04-22
29838 Cooper Edward Stephen E S Private South African Corps of Military Police Provost School SADF 1989-07-31
29839 Cooper James Eric J E Corporal Group 46 Provost School 1986-11-17
39161 Cooksley Carl Anthony Copland C A C Gunner Rhodesian Artillery 1st Field Regiment 1973-06-04
38659 Conway James J Sergeant Special Air Service "C" (Rhodesia) Sqn. 1968-11-18
29833 Constatinou Christos C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1973-08-07
29827 Conradie Frans F Rifleman SA Army Congella Regiment Unknown
29829 Conradie Ivan I Private South African Cape Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1986-05-26
29826 Conrad Stefan Henry S H Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Congella Regiment SADF 1984-03-30
29823 Condo Roberto Guiseppe R G Rifleman 12th South African Infantry 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1993-05-15
4244 Colin Charles C Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-05-24
4233 Coleman Robert Charles R C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-08
38430 Cole Bradley Winston B W Patrol Officer British South Africa Police 102 Battalion 1979-03-11
29814 Coker Hylton Dudley H D Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1970-09-13
29813 Cohen Petrus Cornelius Frederick Du Plessis P C F D P Sergeant Soutpansberg Military Area Provost Unit 1985-08-29
29811 Cogill Johan J Private South African Medical Services 911 Battalion SADF 1983-12-29
39154 Coghill Anthony Robin A R Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 4 Independent Company 1976-11-13
4181 Coetzer James Ramage J R Air Pupil South African Air Force 43 Air School UDF 1945-08-11
29790 Coetzee Hendrik Josias Stephanus H J S Lance Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps 4 Maintenance Unit SADF 1976-06-08
29793 Coetzee Jan Andries J A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-03-20
29798 Coetzee Johannes Petrus J P Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1981-11-24
29799 Coetzee Johannes Petrus J P Warrant Officer Class I South African Ordnance Services Corps 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1989-07-11
29801 Coetzee Leonardus Johannes L J Sergeant South African Air Force AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1985-11-05
29781 Cockeran Hugo Johan Jacobus H J J Staff Sergeant Group 30 1 Construction Regiment 1997-03-20
29779 Coboza Ngeda N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 9 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1997-01-23
29777 Coad Willem Jacobus W J Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1986-08-29
4015 Cloete Anthony A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-08
29769 Cloete Anton Wicht A W Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Kimberley Commando SADF 1978-10-06
29773 Cloete Jack Steven J S Captain South African Commandos Danie Theron Combat School SADF 1976-08-31
41742 Cloete Christiaan Johannes C J Captain South African Commandos Sasolburg Commando SADF 1986-10-16
39149 Clinton Vernon V Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1973-05-08
3955 Classen Alfred Henry A H Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-04-18
3961 Classen James John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1945-07-19
29763 Clarke Alan Bernard A B Lance Corporal SA Army Intelligence School SA Army Intelligence School Kimberley SADF 1986-08-05
39145 Clarke Eric Clifford E C Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1977-03-23
29749 Claasen Nicolaas Johannes N J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SANDF 1996-01-21
29748 Claase Jacobus Nicolaas J N Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion Ciskei Parachute Battalion SADF 1986-07-04
34317 Cilliers Diedre D Constable (female) South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1993-07-17
29743 Churchill Winston W Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Congella Regiment SADF 1984-03-30
29740 Christie Gavin M G M Rifleman SA Army 11 Commando Unknown
29739 Christelo Albino Moreira A M Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Commando SADF 1974-08-28
39099 Chinwayi Willie M Private Rhodesia Regiment Depot 1977-06-01
29725 Chiemba Kachinga K Rifleman South West African Territory Force 201 Battalion SADF 1984-11-30
38384 Caroll Christopher Edward C E Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-08-13
29689 Campbell Alan Veron A V Signalman South African Corps of Signals 2 Signals Regiment SADF 1990-05-27
29685 Cambinda Antonio Luis A L Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1988-02-27
3262 Calvert Stanley Gordon S G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 7 Field Coy. UDF 1941-08-30
34273 Calitz Ockert Stephanus O S Sergeant South African Police Limpopo Province 1972-07-18