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 motorcycle accident 22 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
27333 Victor John George J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-10-06
33502 Van Deventer Rip R Second Lieutenant Special Forces 42 Sqdn. 1981-01-01
37790 Swartz Lodewyk Nicolaas L N 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1942-10-01
41341 Smyly EDWARD MacAUSLAND E M Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-28
20657 Pretorius Hermanus Stephanus H S Signaller South African Corps of Signals 2 Coy. UDF 1945-03-04
19955 Peo Henry John H J Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1942-01-24
31340 Lindberg Cedric Anders William C A W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force AFS Swartkop UDF 1938-08-16
35137 Kelly Harry William H W 2nd Class Detective Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1944-12-13
10490 Hullneck Gilbert Rodney G R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-29
41601 Honeyball George Sheppard G S Bandsman South African Air Force attd. Witwatersrand Command HQ SADF 1963-09-13
9909 Hillestad Raymond Thorolf R T Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-12
34811 Gray William Henry W H Constable South African Police Criminal Investigation Dept. 1915-04-05
7455 Fourie Ignatius Michael I M Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 75 Air School UDF 1940-11-15
30128 Du Plessis Izak Gabriel I G Rifleman South African Commandos Noordvaal Commando SADF 1980-08-31
5131 Davis Algerton Thomas A T Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1944-08-31
29920 Dalgleish William Gifford W G Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 19 Sqdn. UDF 1937-11-22
3681 Cherrington Henry Douglas H D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 68 Air School UDF 1940-10-30
38987 Brickman Johan J Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps Workshops 1974-03-24
34196 Breytenbach Johannes Mattheus J M Detective Constable South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1948-09-30
34189 Brand Coenraad Johannes Frederik C J F Detective Constable South African Police 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div 1948-09-30
2180 Bosman Peter John P J Sergeant South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. UDF 1941-11-04
5 Abbott Christian Peter C P Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1945-05-27

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?cause=Died+in+motorcycle+accident&dir=desc&pdf=1

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