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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 1,514 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
29836 Cooke Vincent Benjamin William V B W Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Cdfaw SADF 1992-02-23
4434 Coombs William George W G Pupil Pilot 22 Air School UDF 1942-11-12
4443 Cooper BOYD McCOWAN B M Pupil Pilot 21 Air School UDF 1942-01-17
4448 Cooper Clifford Edward Gordon C E G Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 62nd Training Squadron UK 1917-11-26
4462 Cooper Johannes Wessel J W Air Mechanic 23 Squadron UDF 1942-11-13
4471 Cope Rupert A R A Second Lieutenant 25 Air School UDF 1942-07-24
4473 Copeland Kenneth K Second Lieutenant 3 Air School UDF 1942-06-09
4490 Corder Frank Wallace F W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-03-28
4492 Cordiner George Galloway G G Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 28th Training Depot Station. UK 1918-06-25
4496 Corlyon John Tuckey J T Second Lieutenant 22 Air School UDF 1943-12-22
29846 Cornell Errol Hudson E H Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 5 Maintenance Unit UDF 1938-03-02
4532 Cotterell Mervyn Alport M A Lieutenant 42 Air School UDF 1943-03-05
4535 Cotton Dennis Montague Carrington D M C Air Corporal 50 Squadron UDF 1940-11-10
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain 12 Squadron UDF 1943-01-17
4565 Coventry K T Second Lieutenant 47 Air School UDF 1942-02-26
4577 Cowell Charles Lewis C L Lieutenant 19 Squadron UDF 1945-04-21
4596 Cowlin Ernest Trevor E T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-01-05
4604 Cox John Christopher J C Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-03-05
29860 Cox John Harold J H Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron SADF 1975-11-10
29863 Crafford Jacobus Marthinus J M Major General South African Air Force (Corps) Hq SADF 1982-07-14
4624 Craib Alistair Cameron A C Lieutenant 24 Squadron UDF 1945-08-02
4637 Cramer Edward Henry E H Air Mechanic 17 Squadron UDF 1944-09-19
29868 Crause Jacobus Johannes J J Sergeant 16 Squadron SADF 1975-05-09
29870 Cremer Alexander A Air Mechanic 17 Squadron UDF 1953-09-08
4677 Crisp Ronald Leslie R L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-04-17
29873 Crisp Charles Augustus Peter C A P Captain 17 Squadron UDF 1957-03-08
4706 Cronje Jan Abraham J A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-03-09
4709 Cronje S I Second Lieutenant 43 Air School UDF 1943-03-31
4718 Crosby Nicholas Frederick N F Lieutenant 23 Squadron UDF 1945-01-09
4744 Croudace Harold H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 36th Squadron UK 1919-01-13
29886 Crous Matthys Johannes M J Second Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1953-03-07
4749 Crouse Oswald Victor O V Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-10-13
4764 Croxton Dennis Frederick D F Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Air School UK 1944-10-17
4774 Crump Ernest Edwin Gordon E E G Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Squadron UK 1941-09-15
4793 Cullum Noel John N J Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1941-10-10
29889 Culpan Richard Ian R I Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) Museum Flight SANDF 1998-03-19
4795 Cumming Robert Alexander R A Lieutenant 229 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-11
4827 Curran Eric Humphrey E H Lieutenant 94 Squadron UDF 1941-04-24
4845 Curtis Morton Whitefoord M W Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-07-11
4850 Curtis Trevor James T J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-29
4912 Dalrymple John Desmond J D Captain 3 Air School UDF 1941-03-10
5007 Darier Saxon Arthur S A Lieutenant South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-09-28
5016 Darvell Hector Leslie H L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-01-30
5022 Datt Zamlan Aaron Z A Second Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1941-10-27
5067 Davidson Denzil Turnbull D T Lieutenant 24 Air School UDF 1943-05-11
5071 Davidson George Graham G G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 2 Rsu Raf UDF 1942-11-13
5078 Davidson Paul Alexander P A Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1944-05-26
29932 Davidson Herbert William Sidney H W S Lieutenant 40 Squadron SADF 1958-09-06
5100 Davies D R Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-10-13
29935 Davies Robert William R W Captain 40 Squadron SADF 1963-08-17