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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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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
23322 Slater John Edward J E Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-02
23340 Sloan James J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-19
23350 Smal Servaas Hermanus De Kock S H D K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 61 Air School UDF 1942-09-28
32980 Smal John George Christiaan J G C Captain South African Air Force Ysterplaat Flt SADF 1961-05-03
23382 Smit Emil E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1944-05-17
23407 Smit Peter P Lieutenant South African Air Force 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit UDF 1945-07-19
32999 Smit Pieter Frederick P F Lieutenant South African Air Force 42 Sqdn. SADF 1980-03-25
23458 Smith Cyril Stephen C S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1941-10-27
23473 Smith Eric E Major South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-02
23475 Smith Edward Boucher E B Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Sqdn. 1941-10-27
23498 Smith Francis John F J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-03-30
23604 Smith Robin Russell R R Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-12-14
23635 Smith William David Clarke W D C Lieutenant South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-12
33009 Smith Christiaan Lemmer C L Captain South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1973-08-21
33010 Smith Dian Hedley D H Lieutenant South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 2000-08-22
33014 Smith George James G J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-08
33017 Smith Ivan Griffith I G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Sqdn. UDF 1950-03-18
33021 Smith Keith Neil K N Captain South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1977-08-20
33031 Snaddon David Lanian James D L J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 101 Sqdn. SADF 1986-08-16
40381 Snelgar Bruce Miles B M Major Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-09-26
33035 Snyman Christopher Hugh C H Candidate Officer South African Air Force 101 Sqdn. SADF 1986-08-16
33038 Snyman Gerald Nicol G N Captain South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. SADF 1971-05-26
23749 Solomon John Howard Steytler J H S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force C. A. T. Depot UDF 1940-03-22
23783 Sondheim Walter W Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 16th Training Sqdn. 1918-03-04
23815 Sowerby Peter Seiger P S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1941-07-07
23865 Spencer Fred Warneford F W Major South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-01
23874 Sperber Harold Nathan N H Air Sergeant South African Air Force 9 Ad UDF 1941-04-26
33059 Spies Wilfred Rudolf W R Air Cadet South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1953-12-15
23897 Spoor Leonard Ralph L R Major South African Air Force 3 Air School UDF 1941-03-10
38789 Springer William Jacob W J Field Reserve Pilot British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing 1969-07-19
23918 Squiers Myles Christian Campbell M C C Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 102 Sqdn. 1943-03-29
41244 Stam Angelos George A G Field Reserve Pilot British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing 1978-02-23
33065 Stanbury Donald Gordon D G Lieutenant South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. SADF 1980-06-25
33078 Stapleton David Beaumont Barclay D B B Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1956-06-16
24040 Steenekamp Petrus Andries P A Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 26th Sqdn. 1916-05-23
24057 Steenkamp Willem Frederick W F Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-10-16
33092 Steijnberg Petrus Johannes P J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1956-09-08
33093 Steinberg Johannes Jacob Stein J J S Major South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. SADF 1973-11-24
24097 Stephens Geoffrey Chandos G C Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-02-09
24110 Stephenson Robert K R K Captain South African Air Force 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1943-09-21
24141 Stevenson Harold Baker H B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1941-07-11
24154 Stewart Alexander Robert Louis A R L Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-24
24164 Stewart David James D J Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-01-27
24179 Stewart John McWilliam J M Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-04-29
33101 Steyl Jan Historikus J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 4 Aatw UDF 1954-04-21
24202 Steyn Eric John E J Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1941-06-11
24205 Steyn Jan Albert J A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 45 Air School UDF 1943-10-28
24210 Steyn James Henry J H Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1941-04-13
24234 Stiles George Henry G H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1943-10-09
33122 Stocks Neil Ashcroft N A Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1954-09-22