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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
14242 MacGregor Robert Butler (bobbie) R B Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 77 Squadron UK 1940-08-15
14227 MacE Alfred Bert A B Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
14201 MacDonald Carl Dow C D Captain 22 Air School UDF 1943-09-07
14204 MacDonald Donald Ewen D E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1944-08-25
14208 MacDonald Hector Omdurman H O Captain 26 Squadron UDF 1943-12-02
14217 MacDonald Murdock M Lieutenant 11 Squadron UDF 1940-12-13
14066 Luyt Frederic Stuart F S Lieutenant 42 Air School UDF 1942-07-13
14031 Lumley-Hinton Frederick Arthur F A Lieutenant 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14
13992 Lucas Alfred Cyril A C Pupil Pilot 5 Air School UDF 1942-02-25
13946 Lovemore Charles Dickenson C D Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1943-01-22
13947 Lovemore Robert St. Cyprian Nutcombe R S C N Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1940-09-12
13935 Lovat Leslie George L G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Ad UDF 1943-05-04
13902 Louw Charles C Lieutenant 26 Air School UDF 1942-12-16
13908 Louw Hendrik Tobias H T Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-10-13
31403 Louw Coenraad Hagemann C H Lieutenant 17 Squadron SADF 1959-12-04
31409 Louw Johann J Major 17 Squadron UDF 1953-09-08
31393 Loubser Pieter Gerhardus P G Gunner 2 Royal Air Force RAF Upwood UK 1950-05-11
31387 Lotz Henri Cornelius H C Lieutenant 41 Squadron SADF 1974-08-03
13791 Lombard J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-10-20
31361 Lombard Daniel Du Plessis D D P Captain 21 Squadron SADF 1971-05-26
13749 Lockwood Jack Beecraft J B Lieutenant 25 Squadron UDF 1945-06-24
13743 Lockhart Archibald Vincent A V Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-07-26
13740 Locker Philip George P G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 73 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-12-09
13733 Lock Gerald Edward Robert G E R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1942-03-20
13708 Lloyd Douglas Miller D M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit UDF 1944-03-30
13715 Lloyd Owen O Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-10-12
13717 Lloyd Willem Bartholomeus W B Lieutenant 61 Squadron UDF 1942-12-19
13624 Lindley Bryant Lutellus B L Lieutenant Royal Air Force 25th Squadron UK 1918-06-29
13613 Lindemann Pieter Henry P H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
13578 Light Roger Riley R R Pupil Pilot 23 Air School UDF 1941-11-20
13558 Liebenberg Hendrik Christoffel Weideman H C W Captain 1 Squadron UDF 1947-04-17
31331 Liebenberg Lloyd Douglas (doozy) L D Candidate Officer South African Air Force (Corps) Combat Flight School SADF 1980-06-25
13546 Liddell John Robert Hugh J R H Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 51st Training Squadron UK 1917-11-10
13544 Lichtenstein Heinz Maximilian H M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 36 Flt UDF 1942-02-26
13500 Lewis Gwynfryn G Lieutenant 26 Air School UDF 1943-10-19
13520 Lewis Robert Yuil R Y Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1944-01-04
31308 Leon Harold Bruce Michael H B M Second Lieutenant 3 Squadron UDF 1953-02-07
13333 Lentin Kenneth K Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 179 Squadron UK 1944-07-07
13284 Leith Hector MacDonald H M Captain 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14
13285 Leith Robert Blaikie R B Second Lieutenant 44 Air School UDF 1942-08-31
13278 Leipoldt Peter P Pupil Pilot 22 Air School UDF 1941-12-04
31286 Leeuw Johan Heinrich J H Lieutenant 44 Squadron SADF 1980-03-25
13231 Lees Charles Ernest C E Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Squadron UK 1942-03-08
31281 Lebona Moeketsi William M W Corporal Group 24 SANDF 1999-10-23
13155 Leach GERARD de VILLIERS G d V Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1941-11-24
13121 Le Roux Frederik Wilhelm F W Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-03-28
13132 Le Roux Johannes Jacobus J J Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 602 Squadron UK 1944-08-29
13141 Le Roux Servy S Lieutenant 22 Squadron UDF 1942-12-11
31254 Le Roux Andrew A Second Lieutenant 8 Squadron SADF 1969-07-29
31257 Le Roux Edwin Johannes E J Lieutenant 42 Squadron SADF 1980-03-25