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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
24290 Stoop Hermanus Bernadus H B Private Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1945-09-28
33128 Storah Nigel Peter N P Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Gutersloh 1980-10-14
33133 Strachan Ralph Stanley R S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. UDF 1955-06-18
33134 Strange Ian I Second Lieutenant SA Army 5 Sqdn. Unknown
24337 Strassburg Edward E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 25 Air School UDF 1942-11-07
33137 Strauss Derrick Ian D I Candidate Officer South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-08
24377 Struben Henry Marinus H M Flying Officer Royal Air Force 25th Sqdn. 1921-06-24
24399 Strydom Paul Johannes P J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1942-11-27
24403 Stuart Alexander Frederick A F Lieutenant South African Air Force 36 Flt UDF 1942-02-26
33155 Stuart Edward Armstrong E A Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1922-09-18
33156 Stuart Jonathan J Staff Sergeant SA Army 1st Regt. SADF 1992-04-09
24425 Studholme Ernest Stanley E S Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-09-04
24426 Stuivenga Patrick Peter P P Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 129 Sqdn. 1941-10-05
24437 Sturgess Alfred A Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-10-25
24478 Sumner John Alfred J A Captain South African Air Force 73 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-08-30
24503 Sutherland James J Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Sqdn. UDF 1945-06-24
24507 Sutherland William Garden Roy W G R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-11-27
24521 Sutton William Hawkesworth W H Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School UDF 1942-05-07
24567 Swart Benjamen B Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Arc UDF 1943-09-20
24578 Swart Frederick C P F C P Lieutenant South African Air Force MISR Airways UDF 1942-08-04
24591 Swart John William J W Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-11-23
33180 Swart Elna Susan E S Candidate Officer South African Air Force ATC AFB Grootfontein SADF 1980-03-25
24646 Symes John Ellis J E Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Sqdn. UDF 1943-01-31
24652 Symmonds Charles William C W Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
33197 Tahan Claude Elias C E Cadet South African Air Force South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1938-10-05
24689 Tait Robert John R J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 73 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-09-22
24707 Talent George Frank G F Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 208 Sqdn. 1941-07-17
33204 Taljaard Johannes Nicolaas J N Lieutenant South African Air Force Combat Flight School SADF 1966-03-21
33206 Taljaard Matthys Johannes M J Lance Corporal South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-08
33207 Taljaard Pieter P Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 35 Sqdn. SADF 1984-09-12
24746 Tardugno Ray R Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 57th Sqdn. 1917-07-07
38801 Tasker Paul P National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-02-12
24768 Tatham Mark Heathcote M H Lieutenant South African Air Force 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14
24798 Taylor Arthur Roslin A R Air Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-30
24829 Taylor Hugh Delville Stewart H D S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Air School UDF 1941-12-04
24836 Taylor Johannes J Lieutenant Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
24845 Taylor Kenneth M K M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Reserve Air Sqdn. UDF 1941-01-30
24866 Taylor Thomas Reginald James T R J Captain South African Air Force UDF 1947-04-17
33215 Taylor Christoffel Petrus C P Second Lieutenant 1 Parachute Battalion RAF Finningley SADF 1981-06-02
33217 Taylor Harold Myburgh H M Flying Officer Royal Air Force RAF North Weald 1951-05-01
33225 Te Brugge Edward John E J Air Corporal South African Air Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1923-12-14
24913 Temple-Thurston Pax Laurence P L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School UDF 1941-05-16
24912 Templer Raymond Hugh R H Lieutenant South African Air Force 112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1945-07-26
24928 Terblanche Donald Novello D N Air Mechanic South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-01-12
33239 Terburgh Pieter Johannes P J Lance Corporal South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1983-08-08
24987 Theron Frederick F Colonel South African Artillery UDF 1942-12-19
24991 Theron Jacob J J J Captain South African Air Force 9 Ad UDF 1942-03-25
25000 Theron Thomas Ross T R Colonel South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-01
33255 Theron Peter Kay P K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1953-03-07
33256 Theron Stephanus Adriaan S A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1957-03-08