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
33963 Abraham Albert George A G Natal Police 1922-10-13
173 Adams Stephen S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1916-10-02
41599 Ahrens Johannes Petrus Karl J P K Private 68 Air School SADF 1963-11-24
414 Alpert Daniel D Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-07-19
492 Anderson Thomas T Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1941-07-20
554 Anger Samuel S Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-09-23
668 Armstrong Herbert Stanley H S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1940-11-01
766 August Henry H Private Cape Corps UDF 1946-01-18
800 Austin Wilfred Graham Bertram W G B Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1920-02-18
838 Babe John J Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Bn. UK 1917-09-24
868 Badenhorst Wessel Johannes W J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1942-11-06
29300 Badenhorst Caspar Hendrik C H Commandant Administrative Services Corps SADF 1959-08-10
934 Baisley Ivan I Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles UDF 1943-12-23
1050 Bantam Henry H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-13
41600 Barnard Jan Gerhardus J G Sergeant Major Administrative Service Corps (Corps) South African Medical Corps SADF 1963-12-19
1155 Barnes Leslie Jack L J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-04-27
1295 Bateman Walter Slade W S Captain General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-05
1339 Baxter Wilfred W Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-12-12
1358 Bazley Ernest Victor E V Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-12-30
1451 Beeton Vernon V Major Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-10-06
1479 Bekker Charlotte Bailey C B Lieutenant Colonel Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) UDF 1944-01-10
1625 Bergh Cornelius Stephanus Jacobus C S J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1919-08-19
1666 Berry Victor Percival Michael V P M Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-10
1931 Blatherwick James Kincaid J K Captain British South African Police 1918-11-26
1958 Bloch Harold Sidney Ralph H S R Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-11-17
1995 Blumrick Edward Albert E A Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-06-16
2108 Booysen George G Private Cape Corps UDF 1947-01-10
2172 Boshoff Francois Petrus Jacobus F P J Warrant Officer South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-25
2179 Bosman Gideon Johannes G J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1944-03-30
2217 Botha Christoffel Jacobus C J Air Corporal 7 Squadron UDF 1945-05-01
2219 Botha Christoffel Jacobus C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-12-06
2261 Botha Peter P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 157 Wks Coy. UDF 1945-06-02
2397 Boyce Andries A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 281st Coy. UDF 1919-04-16
2593 Brigg George Miller G M Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-19
2615 Brink John Francois J F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-07-02
2887 Brunette Gerald Cobin G C Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1946-04-01
2949 Buckley John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-06-09
2966 Buirski Alfred Louis A L Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-03-11
2990 Bululu Sambo S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-07-16
3004 Bunting Hugo H Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-26
3177 Buys Johannes Hendrik J H Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-25
3285 Campbell Alexander Douglas A D Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-09-27
3331 Campbell-Young John J Captain General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-12-07
3393 Carmichael James J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1917-07-07
3397 Carmichael Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-15
29695 Carpenter Ronald Henry R H Warrant Officer Class II 2 Squadron UDF 1951-07-06
3440 Carroll Patrick William P W Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1919-02-27
3469 Carter Frank F Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1917-02-23
3555 Chaane Frans Sonti F S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-25
3571 Chalmers David Longmore D L Sergeant Southern Rhodesia Air Force UK 1945-12-02

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