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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 of accidental injuries 71 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
32516 Pieterse Henry John H J Private South African Medical Services 84 Technical Stores Depot SADF 1981-06-07
21966 Rowe Richard Thorton R T 2nd Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1919-01-14
22475 Schroeder Lawrence Edward Ernest L E E Gunner South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1942-11-23
22820 Shackell Cecil John C J Lieutenant Royal Air Force 210th Sqdn. 1918-06-18
23033 Sibanda Samson S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-01
23927 St. Dare George Henry G H Trooper South African Tank Corps 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-12-12
23971 Stanhope Charles O'hair C O Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-05-03
41610 Strydom Theodorus Rheeder T R South African Police 61 Base Workshop 1965-02-06
24560 Swanson Alexander A Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-11
24995 Theron Lucas Cornelius L C Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 48th Training Sqdn. 1917-07-15
25230 Thursfield John George Howard J G H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-09-13
25316 Tlhagane Sello S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-10
26698 Van Der Spuy Sybrandt Johannes S J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-02-16
33508 Van Eeden GABRIEL De WET P F Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-08-31
33588 Van Rooyen Nicolaas Mostert Hofmeyer Van Der Spuy N M H V D S Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1978-11-24
33696 Venter Paul Stephanus P S Candidate Officer South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-10-11
33739 Viljoen Karl Paul K P Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-08-10
33836 Wessels Edgar Sydney E S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-10-11
28604 Wilson Edmund Fitzgerald Bannatyne E F B Major South African Medical Corps 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1917-08-17
28633 Wilson Leonard Spence L S Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-04
29143 Zulu Simon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-10