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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
29860 Cox John Harold J H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. SADF 1975-11-10
4596 Cowlin Ernest Trevor E T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1943-01-05
4577 Cowell Charles Lewis C L Lieutenant South African Air Force 19 Sqdn. UDF 1945-04-21
4565 Coventry K T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 47 Air School UDF 1942-02-26
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1943-01-17
4535 Cotton Dennis Montague Carrington D M C Air Corporal South African Air Force 50 Sqdn. UDF 1940-11-10
4532 Cotterell Mervyn Alport M A Lieutenant South African Air Force 42 Air School UDF 1943-03-05
29846 Cornell Errol Hudson E H Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 5 Maintenance Unit UDF 1938-03-02
4496 Corlyon John Tuckey J T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Air School UDF 1943-12-22
4492 Cordiner George Galloway G G Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 28th Training Depot Station. 1918-06-25
4490 Corder Frank Wallace F W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-03-28
4473 Copeland Kenneth K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Air School UDF 1942-06-09
4471 Cope Rupert A R A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Air School UDF 1942-07-24
4443 Cooper BOYD McCOWAN B M Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 21 Air School UDF 1942-01-17
4448 Cooper Clifford Edward Gordon C E G Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 62nd Training Sqdn. 1917-11-26
4462 Cooper Johannes Wessel J W Air Mechanic South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1942-11-13
4434 Coombs William George W G Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 22 Air School UDF 1942-11-12
29836 Cooke Vincent Benjamin William V B W Captain South African Air Force Cdfaw SADF 1992-02-23
4392 Cook Arthur James Rodburn A J R Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 24 Air School UDF 1941-11-30
4385 Conway-Deacon Joseph Elliott J E Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
4381 Constantin Charles Henry Arthur C H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force RAF Aqir UDF 1944-04-07
4370 Conradie Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-07-28
29825 Conning George Edward G E Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Wing UDF 1950-07-13
4352 Connell Robert Emmet R E Captain South African Air Force UDF 1944-02-18
4339 Comyns Laurence Francis L F Air Pupil South African Air Force 66 Air School UDF 1943-05-29
4309 Coltsman-Cronin Edward E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-04-21
4298 Collyer William C W C Air Pupil South African Air Force 75 Air School UDF 1942-04-18
4251 Colles Andrew Barry A B Captain South African Corps of Signals UDF 1943-10-05
4191 Cohen Bazil B Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-02
4203 Cohen Philip P Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-06-03
29808 Coetzer Johan Adam J A Colonel South African Commandos Danie Theron Combat School SADF 1982-07-14
29786 Coetzee Abraham Gert Willem A G W Lieutenant South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-08
29794 Coetzee Jan Frederik J F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 3 Aatw UDF 1953-04-25
40661 Coetzee Andre A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Army Gymnasium SADF 1980-10-31
29782 Coertze Francois Bosman F B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1951-03-14
4098 Cockcroft Victor Trevor V T Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 25 Air School UDF 1942-09-08
4061 Clunie Harry Allen H A Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1940-08-04
4048 Clokie Clifford C Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 2 Air School UDF 1941-02-04
4036 Cloete Jan Gabriel J G Captain South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1946-04-02
4040 Cloete Mowbray Nourse M N Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 188th Night Training Sqdn. 1918-08-07
29774 Cloete Leon Albertus L A Captain South African Air Force 19 Sqdn. SANDF 1996-04-02
29775 Cloete Marius M Captain SA Army 19 Sqdn. Unknown
4003 Clift Richard Edward Brian R E B Captain South African Air Force 26 Air School UDF 1942-12-16
3987 Clementz Denis Murray D M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 24th Sqdn. 1918-03-06
3926 Clarke Desmond De Villiers D D V Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-09-08
3941 Clarke Mervyn Robert Bruce M R B Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-07
3942 Clarke Nicholas Vincent N V Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 57th Reserve Sqdn. 1917-06-19
3881 Clark Albert Edward I A E I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-08-06
3898 Clark Frederick William Seager F W S Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-11-16
29759 Clark Geoffrey Herbert G H Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. SADF 1975-03-21