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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 6,447 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
14030 Lumley William R W R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-01-16
14020 Lugg Cyril Trevor C T Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-12-11
14018 Lues J W Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-07-01
14012 Ludick Henry H Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-04-05
14010 Ludditt Muriel G M G Air Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) UDF 1946-06-22
13993 Lucas A W Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Donkin UDF 1943-05-28
13996 Lucas Edward William Robertson E W R Chief Engineman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Disa UDF 1939-10-04
13999 Lucas Ivan Theodore I T Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 223 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-06-27
14003 Lucas J P C Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1942-12-13
13981 Lubbe Adriaan Gerrit Gysbert Josef A G G J Rifleman Mounted Regiment 6th UDF 1941-01-09
13982 Lubbe Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1947-10-05
13985 Lubbe Johannes Hendrik J H Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
13988 Lubbe Schalk Willem Johannes Jacobus S W J J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-11-11
35455 Lubbe Jan George Albert J G A Eastern Cape SAP 1995-10-24
13980 Loynes Percy Albert P A Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-17
13970 Lowes William W Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1 Field Coy. UDF 1942-08-25
13960 Lowe Bobby B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-27
13965 Lowe F Merchant Navy 1939-09-03
13957 Low Robert Duncan R D Major 9th Jat Regiment 1st Royal Bn. IND 1942-03-08
13950 Lovett Florence Edith F E Civilian Civilian War Dead 1940-09-07
13943 Lovelace Reginald Leo R L Corporal South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
13942 Lovegrove Rowland Everett R E Private Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) 2nd Bn. The Glasgow Highlanders UK 1944-08-29
13937 Love Alexander A Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps (Corps) UK 1944-01-04
13939 Love John J Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-12-31
35454 Love Jacobus Johannes Chrisjan J J C Detective Constable Eastern Cape SAP 1989-08-25
13931 Louwrens Aubrey A Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
13933 Louwrens Thomas Johannes T J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-01-06
13903 Louw D Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-06-15
13905 Louw Frederik Rudolph F R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-07-11
13906 Louw G Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-05-17
13909 Louw Izak I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-25
13916 Louw John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-08
13917 Louw Joseph J Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Swartberg UDF 1943-12-02
13925 Louw Stephanus P B S P B Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-04-15
13929 Louw W M S Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-02
13930 Louw William P W P Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-26
35450 Louw Mathys Jacobus M J Captain Port Elizabeth SAP 1990-09-07
35452 Louw Petrus Andries Daniels P A D Eastern Cape SAP 1975-10-25
13898 Louth GEOFFREY WILLIAM McCALLUM G W M Flight Sergeant Southern Rhodesia Air Force UK 1945-12-12
13887 Lourens Dirk Cornelis D C Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-22
13892 Lourens J A N Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-10-19
13893 Lourens Jacobus Nicolaas Johannes J N J Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-02-02
31398 Lourens Michiel Theunis M Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1986-09-16
35444 Lourens Bryan B Constable Port Elizabeth SAP 1993-02-09
13880 Loubser Johannes Hendrik J H Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-09-15
13882 Loubser M P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-01
35442 Loubser Hugo Amos Lambrechts H A L Major Port Elizabeth SAP 1985-01-05
35443 Loubser Hendrik Nicolaas H N Constable Port Elizabeth SAP 1991-01-25
13874 Lotz Louis Jacobus L J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-24
13875 Lotz William Peter W P Private Field Force Battalion UDF 1942-10-24