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 natural causes 147 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
41597 Woldinga Reinder R Bandsman SA Army Band 68 Air School SADF 1963-01-19
28701 Winterbach Basil B Lance Corporal South African Irish 1st UDF 1942-04-24
28656 Wilson Winslow Arthur W A Stores Assistant South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop UDF 1944-05-12
28511 Williams Reginald H R H Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 7th Bn. UDF 1944-07-22
28135 Whalley Ethel Iris E I Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-07
28002 Weiss Arthur Edwin A E Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-08
33825 Weideman Martin Eugene M E Private South African Air Force 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-01-19
27847 Watson George James G J Lieutenant South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Congella UDF 1944-10-15
27168 Van Zyl Lodwyk T F L T F Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-16
40518 Van Vastenhoven Johannes Petrus Dominicus J P D Master Technician Rhodesian Air Force New Sarum AFB 1977-08-28
41631 Van Tonder Cornelius Petrus Johannes C P J Captain South African Air Force 8 SAI Bn SADF 1965-05-26
26907 Van Niekerk Kenneth Henri Hauptfleisch K H H Captain Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-05
26802 Van Graaff Jan Adam J A Private National Reserve Volunteer 1945-10-25
26573 Van Den Bergh Pieter Fredrick P F Private Natal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd UDF 1943-02-06
26529 Van Buuren Borris Frederick B F Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1945-11-12
25414 Town John Milton J M Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-05-22
33221 Tchinguar Rupert William A C Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1985-05-29
24839 Taylor James B J B Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-09-29
24699 Talbot Edward Charles E C Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-19
24612 Swartz John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-09
24545 Swanepoel Jacobus D J D Private National Reserve Volunteer 1944-09-21
24421 Stubbs Alfred A Private South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1919-02-11
24416 Stuart Victor V Sergeant South African Artillery 8 Heavy Bty. UDF 1944-07-11
24343 Strauss Andrew P A P Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-09
24270 Stokkeland Thorvald T Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-21
23992 Stanton William W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-27
23377 Smit Christoffel Johannes C J Private National Reserve Volunteer 1944-09-27
22275 Sastruloo Kotlingum K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-05
22262 Sarcki Eric Hyman E H Air Pupil South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-07
41229 Sanders Claude Herbert C H Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1979-07-10
38750 Radinyu Manuel M Auxiliary Constable British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-09-16
20574 Poulter Cecil Edward C E Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-22
41199 Phillips Robert R Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-09-12
20060 Petersen Henry J H J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-16
40179 Pearmain Peter Cecil Stanley P C S Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps 4th Battalion 1978-05-28
19548 Oxley John J Sergeant South African Artillery 4/22 Field Regt. UDF 1944-07-16
19541 Owen Wessel Michael Smuts W M S Driver East African Mechanical Transport Corps 1916-08-06
19366 Ollewagen Hendrick J H J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-08
41057 N'zina Sam S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-06-18
40969 Mushonga Elton A Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps 2 Maintenance Unit 1977-10-01
38678 Mupunga Willard Stariko W S Constable British South Africa Police Mangula 1979-05-14
40964 Munyana Louis L Recruit Unknown Unit Protected Village Protection Group 1977-12-01
40962 Munkuli Zacharia P K Officer School of Infantry Protected Village Protection Group 1977-09-22
40944 Msembele Mubayiwa M Corporal Rhodesian Army Service Corps Depot 1977-07-20
17627 Moss Sydney Winston S W Trooper Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-14
17573 Mosene Alfred A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-08-19
16550 Mgomezulu John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-23
16157 McLENNAN William Roderick W R Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-23
16042 McINTYRE Alex Gordon A G Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-19
40917 McCARTHY Douglas D Major Rhodesian Artillery 1st Field Regiment 1978-05-20

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