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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
27976 Weekes William W Air Mechanic South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-05
27977 Weeks Andrew Cyril A C Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Sqdn. UDF 1942-12-15
27979 Weeks Walter Weymouth (puggy) W W Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 25 Air School UDF 1942-06-09
33826 Weilbach Andre A Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. SADF 1969-05-03
28000 Weir Lancelot Cyril L C Lieutenant South African Air Force 134 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1943-03-28
28007 Weitz Marius Frans M F Lieutenant South African Air Force 134 Sqdn. UDF 1943-10-09
28020 Weldon Archibald Francis A F Sergeant South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1942-12-19
28026 Welgemoed Frederick F Captain South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1947-04-17
28035 Wells Ernest E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-29
28036 Wells Ernest Harrison E H Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Sqdn. UDF 1945-06-24
28047 Welsford Arnold H A H Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-10-05
28048 Welsh Edward Cameron E C Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-24
28050 Welsh George A G A Captain South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1943-03-02
33835 Wessels Cornelis Johannes C J Lieutenant South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. SADF 1980-03-25
33839 Wessels Jan Pen J P Major South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1985-05-22
33841 Wessels Nicolas Gerhardus N G Cadet South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School UDF 1928-04-05
28103 West Alfred Richard A R Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-08
28112 Westerbeek Van Eerten Jan J Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-07-04
28118 Westmoreland Edwin Herbert E H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 44th Training Depot Sqdn. 1918-08-20
33844 Weyer Phillip Spencer P S Captain South African Air Force Flying Training School SADF 1970-05-20
28177 Whitcher Hermanus Abrance H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 29 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-05-17
33851 White Denis Francis D F Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Kai Tak 1951-01-12
28241 Whitelaw Leslie Langton L L Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-18
33858 Whittingham Simon Lloyd S L Lieutenant South African Artillery 3 Field Regiment (Transvaal Horse Artillery) UDF 1956-05-21
28307 Wild Cecil Redvers C R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Survey Flt UDF 1940-06-18
28365 Willemse Johannes G J G Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-07-11
28388 Williams Aubrey Clive A C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 6th S. A. Div. UDF 1945-07-17
28436 Williams George Melville G M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 117 Mu Raf UDF 1943-07-24
28531 Williams Wycliff Stuart W S Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 266 Sqdn. 1940-10-21
33876 Williams John J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. SADF 1982-01-19
28591 Wilson Charles Alax C A Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-10-02
28647 Wilson Reginald Ross R R Air Sergeant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-16
28658 Wilson Wesley Holford W H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 3rd Training Depot Station 1918-09-23
11457 Wilson-Jones Leslie Clifford L C Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Air School UDF 1941-02-04
28664 Wilter Denis Peter D P Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1943-05-24
28683 Winfield F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1945-11-13
33890 Winterbach Tobias Johannes T J Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. SADF 1966-04-21
33891 Winterbottom Kevin Roy K R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. SADF 1976-06-09
28705 Wise Burton John B J Lieutenant South African Air Force 66 Air School UDF 1942-09-01
28732 Witt Norman Walter N W Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-07-04
28739 Woensdregt Willem Jacobus W J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1942-03-29
28748 Wolfe William Cooper W C Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-01-07
28751 Wolmarans Frederick Edwin F E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-04
28781 Wood Loxley Delville L D Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-02
28790 Wood Wilfred Dudley W D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-01-09
28804 Woodcock John Leonard Treeve J L T Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-07-26
33906 Woods Timothy Richard T R Flying Officer Royal Air Force 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1952-01-04
38449 Worthington Robert Bell R B Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1943-04-26
28868 Wright Ambrose Oliver Keeton A O K Major South African Air Force 9 Ad UDF 1941-04-26
28869 Wright Clifford Alexander C A Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-20