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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
27032 Van Staden A J Private UDF 1942-05-27
27038 Van Staden J P Private UDF 1942-01-22
27045 Van Staden Willie S W S Private UDF 1946-02-06
27046 Van Straat W Private UDF 1946-05-13
27048 Van Straaten Barend Jakobus B J Private UDF 1947-07-14
27051 Van Straaten Willam J W J Air Mechanic UDF 1944-08-27
38085 Van Vurren Sarel Henk A C J Sergeant South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1997-03-20
27064 Van Vuuren Andries Jansen A J Sapper UDF 1941-09-26
27065 Van Vuuren B A J Warrant Officer Class I UDF 1946-05-07
27066 Van Vuuren Coenraad J C J Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
27070 Van Vuuren J Private UDF 1943-02-28
27072 Van Vuuren Jeremia Jesaja Jansen J J J Corporal UDF 1947-06-05
27073 Van Vuuren Jacobus M J M Signaller UDF 1944-09-28
38089 Van Vuuren Mias M South African Police 21 Dist (Middelburg) CE Div 1985-01-17
27090 Van Wyk A Lance Corporal UDF 1945-08-27
27098 Van Wyk B J Corporal UDF 1946-05-09
27100 Van Wyk C F Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-08-31
27103 Van Wyk C J L Air Mechanic UDF 1942-02-20
27105 Van Wyk Daniel J D J Trooper 12th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1943-02-12
27109 Van Wyk H Staff Sergeant UDF 1945-05-15
27112 Van Wyk Henry H Private UDF 1941-10-05
27118 Van Wyk Jacobus B J B Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-08-24
27120 Van Wyk Johannes Gerhardus J G Private UDF 1947-03-09
27123 Van Wyk J J W Captain UDF 1942-03-07
27134 Van Wyk Thomas S T S Private UDF 1944-04-22
27136 Van Wyk W C Lance Corporal UDF 1942-09-03
33621 Van Wyk Cornelius Johannes Abraham C J A 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1992-08-17
33626 Van Wyk Hans H Corporal Orange Free State Command Maintenance Unit SANDF 2004-06-22
38093 Van Wyk D M Gert D M G Sergeant South African Police Heidelburg 1972-12-04
38094 Van Wyk D M Gert D S Sergeant South African Police Heidelburg 1998-04-06
38095 Van Wyk Francois F South African Police Heidelburg 1979-10-03
38097 Van Wyk Gerhard G Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1993-03-20
38098 Van Wyk Gerhard Posthumus G P Lieutenant South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1990-06-20
38099 Van Wyk Gerhard Posthumus J Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1992-02-25
38100 Van Wyk Gerhard Posthumus J Assistant Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1993-04-17
38103 Van Wyk Jacobus Johannes J J South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1973-08-04
38104 Van Wyk Jacobus Johannes J P Lance Sergeant South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1991-03-24
38105 Van Wyk Jacobus Johannes K S Warrant Officer South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1995-03-18
38106 Van Wyk MacHiel M F Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1983-03-30
38107 Van Wyk Martin Johannes M J Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1991-11-02
40521 Van Wyk Andre Eugene D P Rifleman Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-03-26
27138 Van Zijl Hendrik Gideon H G Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
27171 Van Zijl Pieter Johannes P J Driver UDF 1917-12-21
38110 Van Zijl Phillipus Christiaan P C South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1992-06-03
38111 Van Zweel Phillipus Christiaan K E Constable South African Police 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div 1986-04-28
27146 Van Zyl Casper W C W Air Mechanic UDF 1942-07-01
27153 Van Zyl George Gideon G G Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-04
27157 Van Zyl J Private UDF 1942-12-23
27160 Van Zyl Jan Albert J A Corporal UDF 1940-10-09
27161 Van Zyl Johannes Andries J A Gunner UDF 1940-06-12