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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 cardiac disease 352 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
41420 Ezrom Henry H Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1919-09-18
6804 Evans Jack Isaac J I Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-11-18
43391 Etsebeth Charl Christoffel C C Private South African Permanent Force South African European Auxiliary Services UDF 1954-08-10
30269 Esterhuizen Servaas Huiser S H Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1926-06-23
34642 Esterhuizen David Reinier D R Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1954-08-04
34643 Esterhuizen David Reinier J A Sergeant 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1995-11-29
6690 Erasmus Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-05-22
6681 Enslin George Frederick G F Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-05
39305 Engela Gerrit Pieter G P Captain Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1972-07-26
6599 Els Clifford C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-30
41585 Els Frederick F Sergeant AFB Waterkloof SAP 1963-04-02
6580 Ellis Elmer George E G Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1919-10-29
6518 Ehmke Wilhelm Fredrick W F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-25
6392 Eastcott John J Head Conductor East African Transport Corps (Corps) UK 1918-05-13
39276 Duncan Alexander A Major Rhodesian Army Medical Corps (Corps) Army HQ RSF 1979-12-26
6269 Dunbar James J Private South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1915-04-17
41748 Du Toit Josias Jacobus J J Warrant Officer Class II South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Engineer School SADF 1991-05-02
5997 Draper Joseph J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1916-12-28
5907 Doran William W Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion 1/2 UDF 1941-02-15
5732 Dillon Edward T E T Rifleman 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1916-03-10
43389 Dercksen Daniel Jacobus D J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1953-08-10
5561 Dennison Herbert H Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-01-23
5478 De Witt Dirk Johannes D J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-04-04
5305 De Klerk Gabriel Johannes G J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 7 Provost Coy. UDF 1942-07-04
41713 De Klerk David Eduard D E Sergeant Pay Branch SAP 1959-10-09
5278 De Jager Hermanus H Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-04-27
5284 De Jager Petrus Jacobus P J Private National Reserve Volunteer 1945-11-08
5248 De Bruin John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Field Artillery Transport UDF 1917-01-01
29948 De Beer Christiaan Samuel C S Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1934-03-15
5147 Davis John J Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives UDF 1916-07-12
5074 Davidson John J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-27
4883 Dahse Stephen Geoffrey S G Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-09-09
4859 Cuthbert William Bennett W B Civilian Young Men's Christian Association Field Force Canteen 1917-06-18
41542 Crous Pieter Jacobus Rademan P J R Services School SAP 1961-02-03
4581 Cowey Clifford Henry C H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-05-10
4423 Cooke Walter W Leading Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Congella UDF 1945-08-08
4387 Cook Albert A Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-01-18
4374 Conry William W Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-09-19
41634 Combrinck Roelof David Johannes R D J Major South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre SADF 1965-06-04
4283 Collins James Ignatius J I Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander UK 1944-04-04
4261 Collier Charles Martin C M Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1916-10-10
4235 Coleman Thomas Robert Richard T R R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-01-19
4204 Cohen Reuben R Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-09-29
4205 Cohen Ronald Errol R E Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-16
4155 Coetzee Mathiam M Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 8th Bn. UDF 1945-07-17
41657 Coetzee Carel Gert C G Sergeant 1 Air Depot SAP 1964-12-15
4047 Cloke Robert Andrew Patrick R A P Lieutenant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-02-23
3952 Clarkson Clifford A C A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-08-24
40668 Christian Alec A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-07-18
3751 Chippett Henry Arthur Joseph H A J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-30