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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 6,452 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
39151 Clothia Suleman Ahmed S A Colour Sergeant Rhodesia Defence Regiment A Coy, 1st Battalion 1978-10-28
4060 Clulow Moses M Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. 1917-05-16
4067 Coan Walter F W F Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-09
4070 Coaton William H W H Captain South African Pay Corps UDF 1941-06-09
4082 Cochrane George D G D Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-05-11
4085 Cochrane V A Sergeant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1947-01-27
4102 Cocklin Gideon Peter G P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 35 Water Supply Coy. UDF 1940-11-08
34331 Cockrell Martin A J M A J Constable South African Police 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div 1987-09-03
29783 Coertzen Hengene Anton H A Private South African Technical Services Corps 61 Base Workshop SADF 1970-01-22
4112 Coetser J F E Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-01-05
4115 Coetzee Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1940-10-13
4150 Coetzee Johannes Jacobus Rabie J J R Captain Military Magistrate, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-10-31
4152 Coetzee Johannes Naude J N Sapper South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Coy. UDF 1941-01-06
4157 Coetzee M C Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-24
4164 Coetzee Petrus J A K P J A K Corporal Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-29
4171 Coetzee Wessel M W M Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-29
29796 Coetzee Jan Karel Erasmus J K E South African Army 3 Aatw SADF 1993-12-22
34341 Coetzee Jaco J South African Police Pietermaritzburg 2003-08-29
4179 Coetzer Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-04
29810 Coetzer Lukas Cornelis Johannes L C J South African Army 911 Battalion SADF 1994-04-02
4210 Coker Aubrey Ronald Earl A R E Lieutenant Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. General List 1945-02-07
4245 Colin Felix Augustus F A Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn. 1917-05-03
38429 Collcutt James Edwin J E Field Reservist British South Africa Police 102 Battalion 1977-01-23
29818 Collier Michael John M J Cpowea Royal Navy HMS Glasgow 1986-02-25
4282 Collins John Harry J H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. 1916-09-07
4297 Collyer John Johnston J J Major General General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-02
4320 Combrink Stefanus P S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-08-02
4345 Conders T Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
4346 Condie William W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1946-05-09
4348 Conlon Samuel Patrick S P Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1942-07-15
4353 Connelly Thomas Patrick T P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
39601 Conradie Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 3 Independent Company UDF 1915-06-25
4391 Cook Arthur John A J Captain South African Corps of Signals UDF 1943-08-04
4414 Cooke D M Sergeant East African Army Service Corps 1943-05-24
39596 Coomans Japie Fourie J P Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion 1977-12-06
4451 Cooper D F Major Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-16
4487 Corbett Samuel R S R Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-20
34368 Cornelis Paul Richard P R South African Police Internal Stability Unit 1991-02-11
4502 Cornelissen Andries Jacobus A J Gunner South African Artillery 12 Field Bty. UDF 1940-06-27
34369 Cornelissen Ivor I South African Police Internal Stability Unit 2002-10-16
4504 Cornelius Gert Fredrik G F Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-30
4513 Cornish Hamilton Hope H H Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 7th Armd. Div. Sigs. 1941-02-22
29848 Correia Douw A G Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1977-07-06
4524 Coryndon John J Captain General List attd. 3/4th Bn. King's African Rifles 1942-05-13
4540 Couling W Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-23
4549 Coulthard William H W H Private British South African Police 1916-12-08
4561 Coutts Thomas T Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
4563 Couzens C G Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-09
4580 Cowen Leighton Palmerston L P Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1917-07-10
4588 Cowie Sidney Melville S M Sergeant National Volunteer Brigade 1945-06-17