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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
19142 Nyels J Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
19149 Nyongolo Mapenda M Private Northern Rhodesian African Defence Force 1942-12-30
19151 Nyoni Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-08
40145 Nyoni Nelson N District Assistant Internal Affairs African Development Fund 1978-12-31
40147 Nyoni Tanson T District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1979-10-24
19162 Nzube A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-06
40148 Nzumana Thomas T District Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1978-01-16
19198 O'brien Joseph Gerald J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-02-05
19201 O'brien Michael Joseph M J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-06-11
19205 O'brien Terence Patrick Reginald T P R Major 7th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn. 1943-07-12
19208 O'bryen William Stanislaus W S Sub-Lieutenant (A) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Heron 1942-11-26
19210 O'byrne Edward E Constable British South African Police 1941-08-07
19216 O'connell William Joseph Andrew W J A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-17
19228 O'connor Robert John R J Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 254 Sqdn. 1943-11-23
19242 O'dea Daniel D Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-08
19243 O'dea John J Corporal South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps 1917-03-02
19246 O'dell D F Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-06-26
19378 O'meara Bulkeley Ernest Adolphus B E A Captain East African Unattached List attd. South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1916-08-31
19384 O'neil G F Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-08-27
19170 Oates Edward Llewellyn E L Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-15
40990 Oates Thomas Herbert Beveridge T H B Lieutenant Royal Navy H.q. 1941-12-08
19181 Oberholzer Michael Johannes M J Trooper South African Tank Corps 8th "A" Brigade Group UDF 1942-10-27
19185 Oberholzer W C Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment "B" Coy. 1918-10-18
19187 Oberholzer Zacharias Petrus Z P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-04-30
19188 Obermeyer B Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-05-06
41430 Obose Gideon G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1919-10-19
19191 Obree William Henry W H Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-08-18
19231 October Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-23
19233 October Dampie D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-29
41058 October Morris M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1916-06-15
19247 Odendaal I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-01
32360 Odendaal Frederik Johannes F J South African Army 16 Maintenance Unit, attd. from Dog Training Centre SANDF 2000-11-05
32361 Odendaal Gert G SA Army 16 Maintenance Unit, attd. from Dog Training Centre Unknown
37047 Odendaal Ockert Johannes O J Constable South African Police 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div 1994-11-17
37049 Odendaal Ockert Johannes S D C Sergeant South African Police 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div 1996-01-16
19260 Oelofse Hendrik Gerhardus Petrus H G P Captain Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-05-19
19263 Oelofse Louis Johannes Nel L J N Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1943-11-18
19274 Ogden Vivian Jane Airedale V J A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps/Non-European Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-08-14
19291 Olander Harold Andrew Joseph H A J Corporal South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1941-08-14
19293 Oldale Charles H C H Sapper South African Engineers Cape Fortress Engineers UDF 1918-10-22
19313 Olifant Piet P Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-14
19319 Oliphant Jan J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-30
19321 Oliphant Joseph J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-19
19322 Oliphant P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-07
19323 Oliphant Philip P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-06
19340 Olivier A H Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-31
19345 Olivier Gysbert Johannes G J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-24
19348 Olivier J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-11-08
19352 Olivier Johannes Stephanus J S Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-01
19354 Olivier Nicholas Johannes N J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-27