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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 on active service 6,443 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
26890 Van Niekerk Gert J G J Private UDF 1940-12-28
26892 Van Niekerk H Private UDF 1942-11-26
26909 Van Niekerk Petrus J K P J K Corporal UDF 1940-10-25
26911 Van Niekerk Theodor T Lieutenant 8 Field Coy. UDF 1942-12-19
26915 Van Nieuwenhuizen P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-08-31
26916 Van Noie Norman H N H Able Seaman H.M.S.A.S. Donkin UDF 1941-09-20
26917 Van Noordwyk J J G Leading Air Mechanic UDF 1947-04-01
38061 Van Onselen Willem Andries D P Constable South African Police 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div 1990-05-02
26923 Van Reede Van Oudtshoorn Nicholaas W N W Private UDF 1944-07-05
26927 Van Reenen Jacobus A J A Gunner Armoured Car Training Centre UDF 1944-10-01
26928 Van Reenen Michael Cornelius M C Sapper UDF 1941-12-27
26932 Van Rensburg Charles Jacobus C J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16
26933 Van Rensburg Coenraad Jabobus Janse C J J Private UDF 1946-07-10
26938 Van Rensburg Freddy F Private UDF 1943-09-04
26940 Van Rensburg Frederick J. F J Gunner UDF 1941-12-02
26941 Van Rensburg Frederick J J F J J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. UDF 1943-02-04
26942 Van Rensburg Gert G Private UDF 1945-01-20
26944 Van Rensburg G P Private UDF 1940-09-01
26949 Van Rensburg Jacobus F. J. J F J Corporal UDF 1943-11-05
26950 Van Rensburg J H P J Captain UDF 1945-06-20
26956 Van Rensburg N Corporal UDF 1946-03-27
26958 Van Rensburg O F J Sapper UDF 1941-11-23
26960 Van Rensburg P J Trooper UDF 1947-08-19
26963 Van Rensburg R A Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-08-14
33566 Van Rensburg Deo M D M Staff Sergeant 2 Field Engineer Regiment SANDF 2007-07-10
33574 Van Rensburg Terance T Air Corporal 911 Battalion SADF 1991-02-28
38066 Van Rensburg Oktober Hendrik O H Inspector South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1998-01-16
33575 Van Rhede Van Oudtshoorn Andre A South African Army 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1982-08-30
33576 Van Rheede Van Oudtshoorn Andre N W J Airman Air Force Base Grootfontein SADF 1987-02-24
26977 Van Rooyen Cornelius J C J Air Mechanic UDF 1942-07-24
26978 Van Rooyen Daniel Jansen D J Private UDF 1945-03-08
26981 Van Rooyen H Lance Corporal UDF 1946-01-13
26986 Van Rooyen Jan J Private UDF 1943-05-26
26987 Van Rooyen J A Corporal UDF 1942-12-07
26988 Van Rooyen James Alexander J A Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-09-03
26989 Van Rooyen Jacobus A K J A K Private UDF 1944-04-21
26991 Van Rooyen J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1940-11-07
26992 Van Rooyen Johannes Jacobus J J Private UDF 1945-04-08
26998 Van Rooyen Nicholas P N P Private UDF 1943-04-17
27002 Van Rooyen Rudolph B R B Major UDF 1947-05-31
27009 Van Schalkwyk C Private UDF 1941-09-21
27011 Van Schalkwyk C J Sapper UDF 1947-10-10
27014 Van Schalkwyk Jacobus J J W Corporal UDF 1943-09-14
27016 Van Schalkwyk Nicholas Christoffel N C Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Bn. 1940-05-29
27017 Van Schalkwyk Nicolaas J N J Lieutenant UDF 1943-11-17
27018 Van Schalkwyk Petrus P Private UDF 1943-01-28
27021 Van Schalkwyk T N Corporal 6th Armd. Divisional Provost Coy. UDF 1944-07-28
27023 Van Schoor Clifford William C W Gunner 7 Field Regt. UDF 1941-12-02
27025 Van Schoor William Adrian W A Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-06-07
27031 Van Staden A C Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-07-05