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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 6,452 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
27677 Walters Frank John F J Rifleman Mounted Regiment, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-03-25
27686 Walters R I Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-17
27670 Walter Robert John R J Signalman Royal Corps of Signals 1942-05-16
27666 Walstra Norman A N A Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-08
27652 Walsh E C Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1946-05-22
27643 Wallis L S Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1947-10-13
33787 Wallington Charles Graham C G Senior Aircraftsman Royal Air Force RAF Saxa Vord 1967-03-05
27621 Wallace Graham Menzies G M Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1942-09-05
27623 Wallace J A Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 10 S.A.Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1941-02-03
27631 Wallace Samuel Gordon S G Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-12-25
27585 Walker Douglas Gilson D G Lance Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery 4 Regt. 1942-07-11
27588 Walker Henry James H J Private South African Medical Corps 11 Field Amb. UDF 1946-05-11
27592 Walker John J Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-29
27605 Walker T H F Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-28
27606 Walker William Bell W B Corporal South African Engineer Corps 17 Field Park Coy. UDF 1942-04-03
27576 Walkenshaw Christiaan Erens Gerhardus C E G Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-09-16
27568 Walcott Jack Hamilton Courtland J H C Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-06-02
27565 Wakfer Arthur Edward A E Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-15
27557 Wake Vivian Beaumont V B Leading Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Afrikander UDF 1942-10-10
27548 Wahl Jacobus Johannes J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-21
27542 Wagner Johannes Willem J W Private South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1947-09-28
27536 Wagenaar Christiaan Johannes C J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-18
33781 Wagenaar Johan J South African Technical Services Corps 12 Sqdn. SADF 1990-10-14
27531 Wade John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-03
27532 Wade John Patrick J P Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1945-11-11
27528 Wackrill Cyril Dunbar C D Company Quartermaster Serjeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1941-04-16
27527 Wachekwa Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1944-10-24
27524 Vyers I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-22
27513 Vreede Cornelius Hudson C H Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
27492 Vorster Jaap J J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-02-08
27495 Vorster Philip Rudolf P R Sergeant South African Police 1st Bn. 1942-01-02
27496 Vorster R P J Sergeant South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-14
27498 Vorster Venter Johannes V J Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-11-17
38205 Vorster Gert Petrus G P South African Police Mondeor John Vorster Square Fraud Squad 1983-03-14
38206 Vorster Hendrik Johannes H J Detective Lieutenant South African Police Mondeor John Vorster Square Fraud Squad 1988-05-11
27485 Vorsatz August William A W Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-04-24
27481 Von Moltke Thomas Dean Terry T D T Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-17
38833 Von Lichtenstein Mark M Signaller Rhodesian Corps of Signals Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-11-22
38204 Von Benecke Christo J P Warrant Officer South African Police Mondeor John Vorster Square Fraud Squad 1988-08-30
38203 Volstruis Christo J Special Constable South African Police Mondeor John Vorster Square Fraud Squad 1992-09-01
27470 Volschenk Mathys Johannes M J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-06
38202 Volschenk Christo C South African Police Mondeor John Vorster Square Fraud Squad 1980-12-17
27467 Volentala James J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-07-17
27463 Voight F J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-22
27458 Vogel Fritz F Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-03-04
27454 Viviers Egbert Johannes E J Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1943-07-24
33762 Viviers Francois F Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1956-03-02
38197 Viviers Johan George Abraham J G A Sergeant South African Police 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div 2000-10-02
27449 Vissie Isaac I Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-14
27448 Vissian Paul A N P A N Private Youth Training Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-10