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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
5325 De Kock Frans B F B Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-15
5314 De Klerk Johannes Stephanus J S Lieutenant South African Air Force 223 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-25
29980 De Klerk Andre A Lieutenant South African Air Force Cfs UDF 1957-03-26
29976 De Jongh Cecil C Captain South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. SADF 1990-02-15
29978 De Jongh Robert Edmund R E Captain South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1952-09-01
5275 De Jager Christiaan Jacobus C J Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-21
29970 De Jager Daniel T D T Corporal South African Air Force 110 Commando Squadron SADF 1989-04-18
5269 De Haast Fred Duckworth F D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-05-14
5265 De Greef Gideon Johannes G J Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1940-08-20
5253 De Bruyn Douglas Bayly D B Second Lieutenant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1916-05-27
5255 De Bruyn Jacobus Engenatius J E Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-28
29967 De Bruine Johan Andries J A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1962-06-15
5245 De Bruin Cyril Alexander C A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 41 Sqdn. UDF 1941-01-22
29943 Day Herman Alan H A Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1966-04-26
5180 Dawson Colin Thomas C T Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-04
5133 Davis C P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School UDF 1942-02-01
5157 Davis Sydney Dennis S D Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-05
5100 Davies D R Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-10-13
29935 Davies Robert William R W Captain South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-17
5067 Davidson Denzil Turnbull D T Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Air School UDF 1943-05-11
5071 Davidson George Graham G G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Rsu Raf UDF 1942-11-13
5078 Davidson Paul Alexander P A Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-05-26
29932 Davidson Herbert William Sidney H W S Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1958-09-06
5022 Datt Zamlan Aaron Z A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1941-10-27
5016 Darvell Hector Leslie H L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-30
5007 Darier Saxon Arthur S A Lieutenant South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1945-09-28
4912 Dalrymple John Desmond J D Captain South African Air Force 3 Air School UDF 1941-03-10
4845 Curtis Morton Whitefoord M W Captain Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-11
4850 Curtis Trevor James T J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-29
4827 Curran Eric Humphrey E H Lieutenant South African Air Force 94 Sqdn. UDF 1941-04-24
4795 Cumming Robert Alexander R A Lieutenant South African Air Force 229 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-11
29889 Culpan Richard Ian R I Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force Museum Flight SANDF 1998-03-19
4793 Cullum Noel John N J Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-10
4774 Crump Ernest Edwin Gordon E E G Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Sqdn. 1941-09-15
4764 Croxton Dennis Frederick D F Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Air School 1944-10-17
4749 Crouse Oswald Victor O V Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-10-13
29886 Crous Matthys Johannes M J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1953-03-07
4744 Croudace Harold H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 36th Sqdn. 1919-01-13
4718 Crosby Nicholas Frederick N F Lieutenant South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1945-01-09
4706 Cronje Jan Abraham J A Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-03-09
4709 Cronje S I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 43 Air School UDF 1943-03-31
29874 Crockford Charles Augustus Peter M J Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 17 Sqdn. SADF 1979-01-01
4677 Crisp Ronald Leslie R L Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1947-04-17
29873 Crisp Charles Augustus Peter C A P Captain South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1957-03-08
29870 Cremer Alexander A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1953-09-08
29868 Crause Jacobus Johannes J J Sergeant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. SADF 1975-05-09
4637 Cramer Edward Henry E H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-19
4624 Craib Alistair Cameron A C Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1945-08-02
29863 Crafford Jacobus Marthinus J M Major General South African Air Force Hq SADF 1982-07-14
4604 Cox John Christopher J C Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-03-05