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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
4524 Coryndon John J Captain General List 3/4th Bn. King's African Rifles 1942-05-13
29848 Correia Douw A G Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1977-07-06
4513 Cornish Hamilton Hope H H Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 7th Armd. Div. Sigs. UK 1941-02-22
4504 Cornelius Gert Fredrik G F Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-06-30
4502 Cornelissen Andries Jacobus A J Gunner 12 Field Bty. UDF 1940-06-27
34369 Cornelissen Ivor I South African Police Internal Stability Unit SAP 2002-10-16
34368 Cornelis Paul Richard P R South African Police Internal Stability Unit SAP 1991-02-11
4487 Corbett Samuel R S R Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-20
4451 Cooper D F Major UDF 1946-04-16
39596 Coomans Japie Fourie J P Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion RSF 1977-12-06
4414 Cooke D M Sergeant East African Army Service Corps UK 1943-05-24
4391 Cook Arthur John A J Captain UDF 1943-08-04
39601 Conradie Jack J Labourer 3 Independent Company UDF 1915-06-25
4353 Connelly Thomas Patrick T P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-21
4348 Conlon Samuel Patrick S P Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1942-07-15
4346 Condie William W Air Sergeant 24 Sqdn. UDF 1946-05-09
4345 Conders T Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
4320 Combrink Stefanus P S P Sapper UDF 1943-08-02
4297 Collyer John Johnston J J Major General UDF 1941-08-02
4282 Collins John Harry J H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. UK 1916-09-07
29818 Collier Michael John M J Cpowea Royal Navy HMS Glasgow UK 1986-02-25
38429 Collcutt James Edwin J E Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police RSF 1977-01-23
4245 Colin Felix Augustus F A Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1917-05-03
4210 Coker Aubrey Ronald Earl A R E Lieutenant Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. General List UK 1945-02-07
4179 Coetzer Johannes J J J Private UDF 1943-11-04
29810 Coetzer Lukas Cornelis Johannes L C J Executive Outcomes Executive Outcomes SADF 1994-04-02
4115 Coetzee Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal UDF 1940-10-13
4150 Coetzee Johannes Jacobus Rabie J J R Captain Military Magistrate UDF 1918-10-31
4152 Coetzee Johannes Naude J N Sapper 10 Field Coy. UDF 1941-01-06
4157 Coetzee M C Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-24
4164 Coetzee Petrus J A K P J A K Corporal Pretoria Highlanders UDF 1941-07-29
4171 Coetzee Wessel M W M Private UDF 1943-04-29
29796 Coetzee Jan Karel Erasmus J K E South African Army 3 Aatw SADF 1993-12-22
34341 Coetzee Jaco J South African Police Pietermaritzburg SAP 2003-08-29
4112 Coetser J F E Warrant Officer Class I UDF 1947-01-05
29783 Coertzen Hengene Anton H A Private 61 Base Workshop SADF 1970-01-22
34331 Cockrell Martin A J M A J Constable South African Police 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1987-09-03
4102 Cocklin Gideon Peter G P Sapper 35 Water Supply Coy. UDF 1940-11-08
4082 Cochrane George D G D Sergeant UDF 1947-05-11
4085 Cochrane V A Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1947-01-27
4070 Coaton William H W H Captain UDF 1941-06-09
4067 Coan Walter F W F Private UDF 1941-06-09
4060 Clulow Moses M Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1917-05-16
39151 Clothia Suleman Ahmed S A Colour Sergeant Rhodesia Defence Regiment A Coy, 1st Battalion RSF 1978-10-28
4049 Clophas F Private UDF 1942-11-21
4017 Cloete A Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
4020 Cloete F Private UDF 1946-07-05
4034 Cloete J Trooper 5th Mounted Brigade 2nd Troop, "C" Sqdn. 1919-01-01
4039 Cloete Joseph John J J Driver Royal Corps of Signals UK 1940-02-02
4010 Clingen James J Private Claremont Defence Rifle Association Outpost Duty Simonstown 1918-10-12