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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
2757 Brown Denys Rimington D R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-03-30
2806 Brown Lionel Cedric L C Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-09-10
2807 Brown Leslie William L W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 577 Squadron UK 1944-06-30
29619 Brown Douglas D Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1950-08-17
29622 Brown James Henry J H Air Corporal 17 Squadron UDF 1953-09-08
29627 Brown Noel Coswald N C Second Lieutenant 35 Squadron UDF 1950-05-27
2714 Brooks Leslie Eric L E Lieutenant 60 Squadron UDF 1942-12-07
2692 Brook William Poultney W P Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
29611 Brodreiss Michel Adolf M A Air Corporal 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
29606 Britz Johannes Petrus J P Major 1 Squadron SADF 1969-11-26
2629 Brits Albert Erasmus Botha A E B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1944-10-06
29601 Brits Anthonie Johannes A J Captain 8 Squadron SADF 1973-06-13
29602 Brits Colin C Lieutenant 41 Squadron SADF 1982-11-08
29603 Brits Frederick Wilhelm Christiaan F W C Major 3 Squadron SADF 1979-02-15
29604 Brits Johannes Theodores J T Second Lieutenant 8 Squadron SADF 1964-01-13
25608 Brisley Cuthbert Everard C E Major Royal Air Force 13th Training Depot Station UK 1918-07-30
29598 Brinkworth Anthony Howard A H Captain 24 Squadron SADF 1978-08-03
2573 Brice Edgar Basil E B Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 36 Flt UDF 1942-02-26
2550 Brent Jeremiah Louis Ronald Hartley J L R H Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1943-04-29
2543 Brener John Ian J I Lieutenant 41 Squadron UDF 1943-08-22
29581 Bredenkamp Werner W Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1989-09-22
2514 Brazer Daniel D Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-02-08
34190 Brand Dirk Johannes Albertus D J A Constable 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div SAP 1966-04-21
2472 Brall Frederick William F W Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1944-09-09
29567 Boyes William Desmond Benjamin W D B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1950-01-30
2415 Boyd William Brian W B Lieutenant 47 Air School UDF 1942-08-15
2391 Bowyer Walter Stafford W S Squadron Leader Royal Air Force 249 Squadron UK 1942-01-24
2385 Bowman Eric Isadore E I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 32 Flt UDF 1941-07-27
2383 Bowley Sidney William Charles S W C Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 22 Sfts UDF 1941-07-17
2366 Bowick William Robie W R Lieutenant Royal Air Force 12th Training Squadron UK 1918-06-11
2360 Bower Roy Denis R D Pupil Pilot 25 Air School UDF 1942-01-21
2348 Bowen David Dunleigh D D Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-04-12
2351 Bowen John Bernard Anthony J B A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-02-01
29563 Bowden Rowan Rex R R Lieutenant 5 Squadron SADF 1962-02-19
29562 Bouwer Jeremias Jesaias J J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg SADF 1958-06-17
29561 Bouttell Walter Arthur Stanley W A S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Changi UK 1958-12-09
2322 Boughey Louis Edward L E Lieutenant 16 Squadron UDF 1945-01-05
2319 Bouchet Cecil Thomas Tobias C T T Wing Commander Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1945-11-14
2301 Bothma Cornelius Christoffel C C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-22
29551 Bothma John Marcus N Mr Civilian Sacc 1982-07-14
2226 Botha Daniel Lourens D L Warrant Officer Class I 21 Squadron UDF 1944-09-09
2247 Botha J J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-03-14
29532 Botha Henry Andre H A Second Lieutenant 17 Squadron SADF 1963-10-16
2177 Bosman Andrew Christian A C Major 4 Squadron UDF 1947-04-17
29509 Bosch Anton Fick A F Second Lieutenant 44 Squadron SADF 1968-07-01
2130 Booyzen Cornelius Phillipus C P Lieutenant 29 Squadron UDF 1944-12-30
29499 Booysen Hermanus Lambertus H L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) CFS Dunnottar SADF 1962-06-12
2093 Boothman Patrick John P J Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force UK 1946-08-01
2089 Booth Frederick Joseph F J Lieutenant 22 Air School UDF 1945-11-07
29491 Bonnes John J Second Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1956-06-16