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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
14061 Luveve Constable (Special) British South African Police 1942-10-20
14072 Lyall Walter Carnagie W C Captain Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-28
14077 Lynch Arthur John A J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-11-17
14079 Lynch Clifford John C J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 27 Sqdn. UDF 1945-09-19
14085 Lynch William James W J Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-08-01
14086 Lyne Edward Augustus E A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-09-04
14089 Lyness Frederick Bingham F B Sergeant South African Tank Corps 5th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1940-12-01
14095 Lyon James Gordon J G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-25
14096 Lyon John Glamis J G Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1942-04-27
14099 Lyon Robert R Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Bn. 1917-03-17
14102 Lyons Joseph Benjamin J B Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
14103 Lyons Robert Hugh R H Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-01-17
14107 Lyttle Claude Edward Wilson C E W Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1945-08-13
14111 Lyttleton-Lambert Neville Frederick N F Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1947-02-06
41049 M'pamoce Paul P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1914-08-04
41035 MASAGWINI or MASINGEVINI James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Supplies UDF 1916-02-20
14119 Maart George G Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-03
14121 Maart H T Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-08
14125 Maartens Hendrik Joachim H J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-20
14136 Mabana J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-16
14151 Mabfumbi Native Constable British South African Police 1918-10-24
40851 Mabhena Siriva A Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1977-12-01
41365 Mabuka Nkuma N Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-01-13
14190 MacAskill Alan A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 40 Sqdn. 1942-07-23
14214 MacDonald John Archie J A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-08-22
38557 MacDonald Bernard E British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-01-01
14226 MacDuff Stuart Anthony S A Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-06-07
35531 MacGregor Stuart S South African Police Mpumalanga 1977-07-02
14244 MacHa Private Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1945-07-16
35532 MacHaba Stuart M M Constable South African Police Mpumalanga 1991-01-18
35533 MacHaba Stuart P T Constable South African Police Mpumalanga 1991-08-26
35535 MacHate Stuart M Z Constable South African Police Mpumalanga 1991-12-23
14248 MacHell Humphrey Gilbert H G Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 8th Bn. 1918-06-12
14249 MacHera Kiraryo K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1942-07-20
14252 MacHotola Michael M Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-01-23
14254 MacINTOSH Ernest Cecil E C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-05-14
14261 MacK Piet P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-15
14278 MacKENZIE A Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-07-22
14302 MacKENZIE R G Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-08-02
14265 MacKay Donald Hugh D H Private Australian Army Ordnance Corps A.I.F. 14 L. of C. Sub Area Wksps. 1942-07-17
14274 MacKay R W Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-11-11
14275 MacKay William W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-09
14282 MacKenzie A M Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1946-06-21
14287 MacKenzie Donald Hugh D H Driver Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 7 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-04-25
14288 MacKenzie D J Gunner South African Artillery 2 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1942-07-03
14296 MacKenzie J F Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-10-11
14297 MacKenzie J H M Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1943-01-03
39626 MacKinnon-Peel Mark Joseph M J Lance Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st 1979-02-08
14317 MacKintosh Donald D Trooper Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Cullinan's Horse UDF 1916-01-21
14328 MacLAGAN Hector Stewart H S Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-07-01