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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 6,451 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
6689 Epstein Jeremiah J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-20
6692 Erasmus Abel Daniel A D Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-05-18
6695 Erasmus A P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-04
6699 Erasmus C G J Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-20
6701 Erasmus C S Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-15
6709 Erasmus G H Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
6716 Erasmus Johanna Dorethea J D Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-24
6723 Erasmus Pieter W P W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-12
6725 Erasmus S A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-05
6728 Erasmus T J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1945-08-10
30260 Erasmus Jacobus Francois Erasmus J F E Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Abingdon 1969-01-16
34628 Erasmus Chris C South African Police Free State 1991-12-03
34632 Erasmus Gert Johannes G J South African Police 2 Dist (Paarl) CW Div 1984-05-01
34637 Erasmus Philippus Bernardus P B Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1982-04-24
6739 Ernst Arthur Otto A O Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 4th Bn. 1947-07-22
6742 Ernst Otto Henry Armin O H A Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1944-04-14
6743 Errenrich Petrus Jakobus P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-30
6747 Esau Abram A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-30
30267 Esekia Shangala Johnnie J Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1954-12-25
6761 Esson J G Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-05-05
6765 Esterhuizen Andries Petrus Jacobus A P J Lance Corporal South African Tank Corps 11th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1942-05-31
6776 Esterhuizen W S Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1941-01-31
6789 Euselen William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-11
6790 Euvrard G B Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-03
6795 Evans Colin Campbell C C Captain South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-06-16
6797 Evans Charles Leonard C L Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-11-18
6799 Evans D G Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-02
6809 Evans L G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-06-08
6811 Evans Malcolm Thomas M T Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 1943-03-19
6813 Evans P J Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-01
6832 Everitt George Stanley G S Staff Sergeant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-13
6834 Everitt Thomas Anthony T A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-18
6849 Eybers Sarel Frederik S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-01-07
6853 Eyre Edward E Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1919-04-15
6857 Ezekelo Jamu J Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1945-04-26
6861 Fabing Peter P Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-05
6862 Fabyano Kope K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1947-03-25
6865 Fagan Kenneth Lowell K L Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-12-14
6867 Fahrenfort L N Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-01-11
6869 Faile Mwale M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-08-03
6873 Fairbairn William Louis W L Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
30283 Fairlamb Richard Hugh R H Corporal Royal Air Force RAF Acklington 1966-06-10
6885 Fakir Imaran I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-15
30285 Falkenberg Albert John A J Poe Royal Navy HMS Opossum 1958-01-26
6897 Faltein Niklas (nicholas) N Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
39314 Fani Fabio Giovanni D Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-06-01
6905 Fanyana Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1944-02-22
6906 Faragher J V Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-01-17
6908 Farasani W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-05
6916 Farmer Jacobus J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-15