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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
24481 Sunchsun Anthony A Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Tacoma Star (London) 1942-02-01
40403 Sungayi Gary Douglas L Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-12-01
24495 Sutcliffe Benjamin B Flight Sergeant UDF 1947-07-14
24500 Sutherland Andries Hendrik A H Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
37766 Sutherland Tjaart Petrus T P South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1976-01-14
24509 Suttie William Charles W C Private 7th Armd. Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-09-12
24510 Sutton Arthur Henry A H Conductor East African Transport Corps 1917-06-19
24517 Sutton P Private UDF 1947-03-12
40406 Svibe Gibson G Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection, Mount Darwin 1979-08-06
24522 Svirovski Bruno B Sapper UDF 1943-12-19
24524 Swainston John W J W Corporal UDF 1943-10-17
37767 Swan Tjaart Petrus S W Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1990-08-08
24535 Swanepoel Abraham Christoffel A C Private UDF 1943-01-18
24539 Swanepoel Gerrit Marthinus G M Sergeant 34 Structural Coy. UDF 1942-03-02
24541 Swanepoel Hendrik Frederik J H F J Private UDF 1944-05-27
24542 Swanepoel J A Trooper 3rd Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1941-12-06
24548 Swanepoel Nicolaas D N D Corporal UDF 1945-01-27
24550 Swanepoel P A Corporal UDF 1946-02-02
24552 Swanepoel Rudolf Johannes R J Private UDF 1943-12-04
33174 Swanepoel Sarel Johannes S P D Flight Sergeant 15 Sqdn. SADF 1986-12-12
37770 Swanepoel Cornelius Jacobus Bender C J B Constable South African Police Umtata 1955-09-24
24569 Swart Barend J B J Private UDF 1942-02-05
24570 Swart Coenraad B C B Air Mechanic UDF 1942-04-28
24572 Swart Cornelius J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 5th Bn. UDF 1943-08-09
24579 Swart Gideon J G J Private UDF 1943-10-31
24582 Swart J Private UDF 1942-10-31
24588 Swart J N Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-17
24593 Swart M J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-01-06
24598 Swart Stefanus S Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-10-02
37783 Swart Johan A J A Sergeant South African Police Western Cape 1984-04-07
41089 Swart Andries A Labourer 7th Field Coy. UDF 1914-08-04
24601 Swarts J Private UDF 1942-11-12
24602 Swarts Jacobus J Private UDF 1942-05-22
24605 Swarts Samuel S Private UDF 1942-08-28
24607 Swartz Adam J J A J J Private UDF 1946-06-16
24615 Swartz Petrus J P J Lance Corporal UDF 1944-08-05
24617 Swavel Pieter P Private UDF 1945-04-20
24622 Sweet Frederick James F J Constable Palestine Police Force 1947-02-10
24629 Swiegelaar H J Lance Corporal UDF 1941-03-05
24636 Sydow Osman O Corporal UDF 1943-09-24
24644 Sylvester Isaac I Private UDF 1945-12-25
24649 Symington Ivon Teska I T Sapper UDF 1944-09-09
24664 Syphus S Corporal UDF 1947-10-04
40498 TUTAYI or TUZAYI Boniface B Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1978-04-08
40411 Tachiona Kenneth S Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-01-01
24679 Tachiveyi Constable British South African Police 1945-01-09
41249 Tadios Gerald Frederick M Private Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1977-04-01
24680 Taele Tolomane T Private UDF 1946-12-19
24683 Tagula Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1946-10-31
24686 Tait Arnold Barnard A B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24