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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
22288 Sauls Solomon S Private UDF 1944-05-09
37402 Sauls Andries A Inspector South African Police Witwatersrand 2001-05-09
22291 Saunders Albert Edward A E Gunner 1 A.A. Regt. UDF 1941-11-24
22303 Saunders S Private UDF 1943-11-30
37403 Savides Nicholas Stephen N S Constable South African Police Witwatersrand 1990-03-27
37404 Sawule Nicholas Stephen Z Superintendent South African Police Witwatersrand 2000-02-17
22328 Sayene Mambunde M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1943-07-16
22333 Sayers James Philip J P Gunner 1 Field Bty. UDF 1941-04-09
22340 Scanlen Samuel Montgomery S M Lance Bombardier 1 Anti-Tank Regt. UDF 1944-12-14
22346 Schafer Gotlieb F G F Private UDF 1944-06-12
37410 Schaup August Adriaan A A Detective Sergeant South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1978-04-06
22355 Scheepers F Private UDF 1941-12-07
22360 Scheepers Hendrik Petrus H P Corporal UDF 1941-12-26
22361 Scheepers Izak J I J Private South African Internment Corps 1944-01-11
22366 Scheepers Martinus Frederick M F Private UDF 1943-09-21
37411 Scheepers August Adriaan C A Inspector South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1998-06-18
37412 Scheepers David Obed D O Constable South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1997-09-20
22373 Scheinberg Harry H Corporal UDF 1944-09-25
22378 Scherman Nicholaas Johannes N J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-30
22381 Schiffers P M Private UDF 1943-06-30
22384 Schilder R D Leading Seaman H.M.S.A.S. St. Helena UDF 1945-12-02
22387 Schleiss Alfred David A D Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-02
22390 Schluter Carl Hendrik C H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-10-31
22393 Schmidt B R C Sergeant UDF 1945-10-16
22402 Schneider Aaron Wolf A W Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 8th Bn. UDF 1945-03-03
22405 Schneider Norman F (jack) N F Warrant Officer Class II UDF 1944-11-17
22406 Schneider P J Private National Reserve Volunteer 1943-09-21
22410 Schoeler Victor Paul V P Sergeant UDF 1944-05-08
22413 Schoeman Ben B Private UDF 1943-01-23
22418 Schoeman Harry H Corporal UDF 1945-12-15
22419 Schoeman Jurgens J J J Private UDF 1942-08-02
22421 Schoeman MacK M Private UDF 1944-04-19
32826 Schoeman Johannes Willem J W Major 4 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-09-27
40295 Schoeman Peter J Sergeant Rhodesia Air Force 2nd Battalion 1979-04-27
41473 Schoeman Stephanus Johannes S J Staff Sergeant 61 Base Workshop UDF 1951-09-29
22428 Scholtz Andries A Private UDF 1941-06-05
22430 Scholtz Cornelius A C A Private UDF 1943-06-20
22437 Scholtz Joseph Beyers J B Corporal 4/6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1943-03-29
37432 Scholtz Gert G Inspector South African Police Johannesburg 1998-12-10
37433 Scholtz Pieter Ernst P E South African Police Johannesburg 1995-02-20
37434 Scholtz Retief R South African Police Johannesburg 1990-06-15
37435 Schonfeldt Retief P A A Constable South African Police Johannesburg 1988-03-31
22446 Schonken Willem Petrus W P Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-28
22451 Schoonwyk W Private UDF 1942-04-12
22461 Schraader Johannes B J B Captain UDF 1941-12-25
22462 Schrader E P Private South West African Infantry Battalion 1st South West Africa Infantry Bn. 1942-05-06
22465 Schreiber S P Lance Corporal UDF 1943-06-13
22470 Schroeder D C Lance Corporal UDF 1940-09-08
22494 Schuurmann Harold St. John H S J Lieutenant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-07-21
22498 Schwartz Herman Ludwig August (jerry) H L A Sergeant Infantry Reserve Training Depot, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-02-16