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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 cancer 26 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
29219 Alexander Carlo C Leading Seaman South African Navy (Corps) Simonstown Naval Base SANDF 1998-01-25
41620 Augustyn Schalk Willem S W Ao1 South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-04-03
29320 Bakkes Pieter Jacobus P J Colonel South African Military Health Service SADF 1990-08-27
29394 Belli Madge M Nursing Sister South African Medical Services SADF 1960-07-05
1659 Berry Michael M Private South African Irish UDF 1915-10-05
49658 Clarke John Percy Private UDF 1952-09-06
30111 Downie John Roberts J R 8th South African Infantry Army UDF 1922-12-08
40684 Dzingai Emilio E Sergeant Rhodesian Army Service Corps (Corps) Depot RSF 1972-12-06
7667 Freund Elizabeth Marie E M Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-05-04
30601 Hamann Rudolf Albert R A Captain South African Air Force H.Q. SADF 1973-01-06
10678 Ingram Alexander A Colour Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 37th Coy. UDF 1919-05-31
41778 Jones Ainslie Molyneux A M Captain (female) Cape Regiment SADF 1991-05-09
12433 Knight Archibald A Storeman South African Garrison Institute UDF 1915-06-12
48584 Knight Renier Gerhardus R G Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot UDF 1950-08-17
31215 Labuschagne Petrus Jacobus P J Lieutenant Colonel Regiment Northern Transvaal SANDF 1998-09-20
48606 Lowden William W Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1978-08-20
41817 Luyt Desmond John D J Staff Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-10-25
14083 Lynch Thomas T Lieutenant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. CAN 1942-09-29
40899 Matare John Marozva J M Auxiliary Constable British South Africa Police Field Reserve RSF 1978-12-20
41858 Milburn Ralph Thomas R T Chaplain South African Chaplain's Department H.q. SADF 1992-07-05
40958 Munemo Japhet Ndove J N Detective Constable British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division RSF 1979-02-18
49666 Neethling Andrew Brian Frederick Robert A B F R Sergeant 22 Squadron SANDF 2018-09-09
22113 Rydar Henry Richard H R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-04-14
33659 Storm Jacob Abraham J A Captain Hq SADF 1961-03-19
25440 Travers Percival George P G Private Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-01-04
40614 Zawaira Stephen S Private Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion RSF 1979-12-24