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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

Killed in aircraft accident 1,518 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
21745 Rogers George Lawrence Dickenson G L D Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-07
21754 Rogers Neville John N J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. 1942-06-20
21770 Roller William W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1940-12-05
21793 Rooney Louis John L J Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 83 Sqdn. 1940-12-28
21800 Roos Kenneth James K J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1941-05-26
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-15
32726 Roos Ian Pieter I P Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1966-05-11
21831 Rose-Innes Cosmo Patrick A. Innes (pat) C P A I Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-10-10
21851 Roskilly Arthur Kemp A K Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-07-08
21853 Rosofsky Harold H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 9 Sqdn. 1939-09-08
21858 Ross Cecil Keith C K Lieutenant South African Air Force 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1945-03-29
21891 Ross Kevin Edwin K E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit UDF 1944-03-30
32736 Ross Gordon Charles G C Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1951-03-06
32737 Ross Gordon Charles J G Candidate Officer SA Army 12 Sqdn. SADF 1979-01-01
32741 Rossouw Gideon MacHiel A G M A Captain South African Air Force 27 Sqdn. SADF 1976-05-06
32742 Rossouw Marcus Membra Mecro M M M Second Lieutenant School O 27 Sqdn. 2000-03-17
32745 Rothman Louis Johannes Lodewyk L J L Air Mechanic South African Air Force 8 Sqdn. SADF 1964-01-13
32746 Rothwell Douglas Newton D N Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Nicosia 1958-10-04
32747 Rousseau Andre A Signalman South African Corps of Signals 2 Signals Regiment SADF 1989-08-25
40256 Routledge Gerald Anthony G A Squadron Leader Rhodesian Air Force 5 Sqdn. 1976-02-16
21935 Roux Hendrik Lammert Johannes H L J Trooper South African Tank Corps UDF 1945-09-28
21936 Roux J Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School UDF 1943-08-20
32750 Roux Anton Geno A G Candidate Officer South African Air Force 42 Sqdn. SADF 1982-07-10
21953 Rowcroft Albert Edward A E Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-02
22004 Ruddle Cecil Henry Guy C H G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Afu UDF 1944-01-21
32765 Rudnick Charles Sergei Keith C S K Captain South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1993-10-02
22013 Rudolph Edward Francis Bennett E F B Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-05
22048 Rundle Cecil Richard C R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 76 Sqdn. 1942-09-08
22056 Rushmere Patrick Kiva Quigley P K Q Captain South African Air Force 26 Air School UDF 1942-12-10
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 10 Sqdn. UDF 1942-08-04
22104 Ruziecki Edward E Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-03-15
22116 Ryland Geoffrey Henry G H Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1945-03-07
22118 Rynhoud Douglas Haig Vaughan D H V Air Corporal South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1940-08-30
32776 Saayman Bernardus Lambertus B L Lance Corporal South African Air Force 110 Commando Squadron SADF 1989-04-18
32780 Sadie Nicolaas Andries N A Candidate Officer South African Air Force Ysterplaat Flt UDF 1956-11-15
22141 Sagar William W Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-04
22146 Sahd Joseph J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-10-25
32796 Sanderson Brian Anthony Edmond B A E Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Jever 1957-05-17
32799 Sarbutt Paul Christopher P C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1977-08-20
22281 Saul Edward Lawrence E L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1943-12-02
22294 Saunders Ferdinand Ward F W Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 35th Sqdn. 1918-01-25
22316 Savell Frederick Henry F H Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 27 Air School UDF 1943-06-12
22331 Sayer Ronald J R J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 23 Air School UDF 1942-04-02
22344 Schadwell Ronald Mark R M Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-07
22353 Scheepers Barend Sebastian B S Private Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1945-09-28
22357 Scheepers Fredrick Johannes F J Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 27 Air School UDF 1942-09-10
22377 Scherer Erich Richard E R Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-02-04
22383 Schild Beverley W B W Lieutenant South African Air Force 208 (R.A.F.) Sqdn UDF 1942-02-02
32817 Schlesinger Lourens Benjamin L B Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1965-06-29
32821 Schoeman Frederick Petrus F P Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. UDF 1939-04-04