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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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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
27376 Vimba Collis C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
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
27331 Victor David D Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine S.S. "Dartmoor" (South Shields) 1917-05-17
40797 Vickers Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp A D M W Lieutenant South African Forces 2nd Regt. 1918-09-12
27297 Vermooten Henry Nourse H N Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1914-12-16
27240 Venter Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-08-16
27187 Vanson Herbert H Fireman Merchant Navy M.V. Victor Ross (London) 1940-12-02
27145 Van Zyl Christiaan Stephanus Marthinus C S M Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Clanwilliam Commando UDF 1915-01-10
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
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
26973 Van Rooy Willie W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-16
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
38041 Van Jaarsveldt Johannes Jacobus J J Constable South African Police Primrose CID 1949-12-29
38014 Van Dyk Rudolf H P Warrant Officer South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1994-01-13
38013 Van Deventer Rudolf R Constable South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1920-02-01
26708 Van Der Walt Cornelius C Wheeler South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-12-24
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
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
26504 Van Aswegen Peter J P J Private Mounted Regiment, S.A. Forces 6th UDF 1940-12-16
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
26473 Uziningo Jantshi J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26463 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-07
26457 Utuni Frans F Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26141 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-21
25701 Tywalana Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25686 Tyler Arthur A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-12
25688 Tyler Desmond Henry Albert D H A Able Seaman Merchant Navy S.S. Barberrys (London) 1942-11-26
25682 Tyilo John J Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
25654 Turner Thomas King T K Regimental Sergeant Major South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
25618 Tumberi Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25595 Tube Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25590 Tsule Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25580 Tshulo Abram A Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25576 Tshotsha Hlongwana H Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25574 Tshomulokae Paul P Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25572 Tshite Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25569 Tshikari Paul P Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
25565 Tshenene Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25562 Tshekosi Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
37908 Tshazi Patricia Jabulile N N Detective Sergeant South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1992-08-19
25558 Tshange Ngqakamatshe N Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
37907 Tshangase Patricia Jabulile M P Detective Constable South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1971-10-08