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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
19529 Owen B C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-06-27
19531 Owen Eric George E G Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-03-28
19525 Overmeyer A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-08-16
19526 Overmeyer Daniel D Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-20
19521 Overbeek Gerhardus Johannes G J Captain South African Air Force UDF 1946-09-22
37079 Otto Henry Hurworth (choppy) H H Sergeant South African Police Johannesburg Flying Squad 1991-09-17
19502 Otter Frank F Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1942-01-17
19500 Oswald Walter Edward W E Private General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-16
19495 Ostan Kazangaza K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1946-10-12
19491 Osler Stephen Herbert S H Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
19488 Osia C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-13
19485 Osendorp David D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-19
19483 Oscar Mwilu M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1946-01-18
19481 Osborne William Reginald W R Ordnance Lieutenant Royal Navy 1945-11-21
19471 Orton Cecil Alfred C A Major Royal Garrison Artillery 1917-09-30
19473 Orton John Burgess J B Bombardier South African Artillery 23 Medium Regt. UDF 1944-08-03
19470 Ortman Karel K Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-18
19465 Orsmond Alfred N A N Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
19456 Orpen P B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-04
19450 Orme-Spencer Charles C Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-10-17
19449 Orme William Henry W H Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1946-01-03
19427 Opperman A South West African Infantry Battalion 1939-09-03
19426 Opie Joseph J Private Australian Headquarters A.C.M.F. S.A. L. of C. Area 1945-12-11
19425 Openshaw Sydney J S J Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1941-05-25
19396 Oosthuizen B J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1946-01-05
19398 Oosthuizen Christian Frederick C F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1941-12-19
19401 Oosthuizen G J D Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1946-07-30
19406 Oosthuizen J C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-01-22
19408 Oosthuizen Jan F J F Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-28
19414 Oosthuizen Nico J N J Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery UDF 1946-06-25
19415 Oosthuizen Nicolaas Jozephus N J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-09
19419 Oosthuizen Willem T W T Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-07-03
19392 Onverwagt M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-24
19382 Onasi Yankonde Y Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1940-11-11
19373 Olver E V Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1946-10-09
19365 Ollerhead Owen Oswell O O Lieutenant South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Cachelot UDF 1946-11-14
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
19362 Olivier Willem A. W A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-16
19364 Olivier W J S Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-12-25
30479 Olivier Emmanuel E Corporal Royal Canadian Corps of Signals 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1961-12-09
32375 Olivier Oel O South African Army "D" Coy. UDF 1950-01-01
32376 Olivier Willem Johannes Gerhardus Uys W J G U Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-02-02
37056 Olivier Hannes H South African Police Free State 1965-12-15
37057 Olivier Japie J J J Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Free State 1980-11-23
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