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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

Drowned 1,079 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
26473 Uziningo Jantshi J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
37939 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser F J V Constable South African Police Paarl 1944-05-10
37940 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser R F Detective Sergeant South African Police Paarl 1983-10-06
26504 Van Aswegen Peter J P J Private Mounted Regiment, S.A. Forces 6th UDF 1940-12-16
33399 Van Den Berg Daniel Adriaan D A Air Corporal South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. UDF 1957-03-28
37946 Van Den Berg Gerhard Wentzel G W Sergeant South African Police Paarl 1981-01-25
26598 Van Der Merwe America A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-23
33454 Van Der Merwe Hendrik Franchois H F Rifleman South African Commandos Vanderbi SADF 1984-03-02
26708 Van Der Walt Cornelius C Wheeler South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-12-24
38013 Van Deventer Rudolf R Constable South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1920-02-01
38014 Van Dyk Rudolf H P Warrant Officer South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1994-01-13
38041 Van Jaarsveldt Johannes Jacobus J J Constable South African Police Primrose CID 1949-12-29
26882 Van Niekerk Cornelis Albertus C A Sergeant South African Police 1944-11-03
26898 Van Niekerk Isak D I D Trooper Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles/Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-22
26973 Van Rooy Willie W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-16
27044 Van Staden Wilhelmus Johannes W J Private Northern Transvaal Rifles 1915-03-07
33599 Van Staden Jurie Jeramiah J J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Transvaal Scottish SADF 1981-09-18
27104 Van Wyk Damond Dennis D D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-01
27128 Van Wyk Maarten Johannes M J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 6th Armoured Division Signals. UDF 1944-08-30
33620 Van Wyk Coenraad Christoffel C C Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1981-11-21
27145 Van Zyl Christiaan Stephanus Marthinus C S M Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Clanwilliam Commando UDF 1915-01-10
27187 Vanson Herbert H Fireman Merchant Navy M.V. Victor Ross (London) 1940-12-02
27240 Venter Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-08-16
27297 Vermooten Henry Nourse H N Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1914-12-16
40797 Vickers Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp A D M W Lieutenant South African Forces 2nd Regt. 1918-09-12
27331 Victor David D Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine S.S. "Dartmoor" (South Shields) 1917-05-17
27344 Viljoen Christian C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-29
40535 Viljoen Charl C Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-02-28
27376 Vimba Collis C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
38196 Vitshima Goodenough G Constable South African Police 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div 1942-02-13
27510 Voss Phillip P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
27512 Vovela Joe J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
27523 Vutula Charles C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
27554 Wait Standon Norman S N Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-11-17
27556 Waite Richard R Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1940-01-13
27611 Walkerley Edward Charles E C Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-01-01
27682 Walters Isaac Christian I C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-29
27706 Ward Edmund E Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-12
27761 Warren Allen Victor A V Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 6 Field Coy. UDF 1941-03-28
6362 Wauchope Isaac William I W Interpreter South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
27939 Webber H Donkeyman Merchant Navy S.S. Wearpool 1941-07-13
28056 Wendelstadt Johannes T J T Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Pack Mortar Battery. UDF 1940-12-31
28076 Wepener Willie W Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Narwik 1945-01-20
40848 Weyers Francis William F W Seaman South African Navy Simonstown Naval Base SADF 1980-02-22
28142 Wheal Charles C Deck Boy Merchant Navy M.V. Neptunian (Newcastle-on-Tyne) 1940-09-07
28253 Whittaker F Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Pipina (Greek Ship) 1943-04-23
28337 Wilkinson Benjamin Frederick B F Assistant Steward Merchant Navy M.V. Abosso (Liverpool) 1942-10-29
28416 Williams Freddie F Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
28440 Williams Henry H Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
28489 Williams John Thomas J T 2nd Cook Merchant Navy M.V. Dunnotar Castle 1944-05-10