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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 injuries 572 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
26752 Van Der Westhuizen Nicolas A (nico) N A Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-11-03
33494 Van Der Westhuizen Johannes Daniel J D Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-03-28
33495 Van Der Westhuizen Pieter P South African Air Force 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-12-07
33416 Van Der Schyff Johan J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 11 Commando, Jan Kemp Dorp, "E" Coy. SADF 1965-02-19
37983 Van Der Sandt Deon D Constable South African Police Upington 1986-08-12
37982 Van Der Mescht Gabriel Johannes G J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police Upington 1939-05-12
40507 Van Der Heever Johannes Evert J E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-04-30
41716 Twycross Robert De Burg Riordan R D B R Air Mechanic South African Air Force Pay Branch SADF 1959-10-14
33323 Trollip Steven Reginald S R Lance Corporal South African Air Force Regiment De la Rey SADF 1989-07-23
25464 Trenchard Clifford C Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. UDF 1942-08-17
25419 Townsend William Clarence W C Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 10 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-11-25
41271 Tingle Dennis Arthur D A Corporal Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1972-01-15
41268 Tigere Mthano Sebastian M S Private Selous Scouts 2nd Battalion 1975-03-26
25042 Thomas Alex A Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-17
33231 Terblanche Benjamin B Major South African Infantry Corps 51 Battalion SADF 1986-10-06
41263 Terblanche Peter James P J Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1967-08-21
41712 Terblanche Daniel Johannes Deacon D J D Air Mechanic South African Air Force Pay Branch SADF 1960-03-31
24890 Tebe Zacharia Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-20
24818 Taylor Frederick Cavendish F C Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-12-18
39713 Taylor David Carl D C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 139 Sqdn. 1941-11-23
41132 Taylor Roy R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps School of Infantry SADF 1980-11-09
41665 Taljaard Petrus Gerhardus P G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Air Depot UDF 1956-01-29
24698 Talanda John J Private South African Army Postal Corps UDF 1941-10-19
33182 Swart Jacobus Nicolaas J N Private South African Technical Services Corps TS Training Centre SADF 1977-10-03
33183 Swart Jacobus Nicolaas L A Private SA Army TS Training Centre Unknown
37785 Swart Marthinus Willem M W Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1953-08-30
41668 Swanepoel Andries Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Mil Hospital UDF 1956-06-18
41884 Swanepoel Rudi R Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 111 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1993-10-16
40405 Sutton Carl Aaron C A Trooper Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1970-09-12
24491 Surtees Siward Faber S F Corporal South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1944-12-23
41540 Sunshine Ray Ogilvie R O Air Mechanic South African Air Force Services School SADF 1960-10-23
24395 Strydom Jozef Lukas Johannes J L J Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-02
33149 Strydom Henri Martin H M Air Mechanic South African Air Force AFS Ysterplaat SADF 1964-12-19
33153 Strydom Petrus Paulus P P Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Kempton Park Commando SADF 1993-08-20
24206 Steyn Jan Frederick J F Air Corporal South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-11
33105 Steyn Diederick Arnoldus D A Trooper South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1981-09-17
24189 Stewart Robert Bruce R B Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1940-12-07
24129 Stevens Henry John H J Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1945-09-23
41087 Stephens Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Carnarvon Commando UDF 1915-03-07
33091 Steffens Andre Ignatius A I Private South African Technical Services Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1982-11-10
33086 Steenkamp Johannes David J D Lance Corporal South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1985-11-20
41551 Steenkamp Burgert Gottlieb B G Staff Sergeant South African Army Services School SADF 1960-12-04
33076 Stapelberg Herman H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 116 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1989-07-31
23451 Smith Cecil George Powell C G P Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-24
23573 Smith Mellville Gaston M G Air Apprentice South African Air Force UDF 1940-09-22
23404 Smit Martinus Stephanus M S Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-07-05
32998 Smit Martin Johannes M J Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1981-05-06
41239 Slatem Denis James D J Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1972-04-03
37637 Skosana Hamilton H Constable South African Police 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div 1946-10-21
37638 Skosana Hamilton M I Sergeant South African Police Service Mpumalanga 2005-11-25