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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
27402 Viret Walter Frederick W F Air Mechanic 21 Squadron UDF 1944-09-09
27365 Viljoen L C Second Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1940-11-12
33734 Viljoen Charl Paul C P Air Corporal 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
33735 Viljoen Francois Petrus F P South African Medical Health Service (Corps) SADF 1991-10-06
33737 Viljoen Johannes J Lieutenant 1 Squadron SADF 1968-06-11
33724 Vice Clement Roy C R Major 24 Squadron SADF 1973-11-24
27303 Vernon-Inkpen Robert Cecil R C Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 27th Reserve Squadron UK 1916-10-21
33714 Vermeulen Daniel Jacobus J P de V Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1962-11-10
33705 Vergottini Ricardo Henrico R H Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School SADF 1987-06-17
27237 Venter Albertus Stephanus A S Lieutenant 3 Squadron UDF 1941-06-03
27248 Venter J I Lieutenant 22 Squadron UDF 1944-01-15
33676 Venter Christiaan Hattingh C H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1951-05-12
33677 Venter Christiaan Martinus Ardoldus Adam C M A A Rifleman East Ran Air Operations School Langebaanweg 1986-10-20
33686 Venter Johann Andre J A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Combat Flight School SADF 1965-08-27
33692 Venter Phillipus Francois P F Lance Corporal 17 Squadron SADF 1959-12-04
27225 Velleman Douglas Haig D H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-10-02
33670 Veldsman Jacobus Johannes J J Flight Sergeant 19 Squadron SANDF 1996-04-02
27190 Vanstone John Charles J C Second Lieutenant 43 Squadron UDF 1943-10-05
27180 Vandenberg Fredrick Alfred F A Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 22nd Training Squadron UK 1918-05-20
27141 Van Zyl Andries Willem A W Air Sergeant 2 Air School UDF 1941-10-08
27149 Van Zyl Derrick Errol D E Air Mechanic 26 Squadron UDF 1943-12-02
33650 Van Zyl Frans Reitz F R Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1973-08-21
33656 Van Zyl Jan Jacob Christiaan J J C Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School SADF 1962-10-29
27095 Van Wyk A H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-04-20
27097 Van Wyk Andries Petrus A P Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-03-28
27106 Van Wyk Daniel Stephanus D S Corporal 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-15
33622 Van Wyk Dawid Hercules D H Air Mechanic 17 Squadron UDF 1953-09-08
33623 Van Wyk Daniel Johannes D J Corporal Military Intelligence Military Intelligence 1981-02-04
27083 Van Wezel Louis Edward L E Second Lieutenant 61 Air School UDF 1942-09-28
27069 Van Vuuren G J Second Lieutenant 61 Air School UDF 1943-02-03
27074 Van Vuuren Johannes P J P Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-01-21
33607 Van Tonder Cornelius Andries Petrus C A P Sergeant 5 Squadron SADF 1975-11-10
33608 Van Tonder D R Sergeant 5 Squadron SADF Unknown
27034 Van Staden Henry Jack H J Lieutenant 45 Air School UDF 1942-01-16
27028 Van Sittert Daniel Christiaan D C Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-02-06
33596 Van Sittert Johan J Second Lieutenant 42 Squadron SADF 1970-06-23
27008 Van Schade Charles Eric C E Second Lieutenant 61 Air School UDF 1942-09-28
27006 Van Ryneveld John Percival J P Lieutenant Royal Air Force 63rd Training Squadron UK 1918-06-02
33591 Van Ry George Arthur G A Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) Dog Centre UDF 1938-10-05
26980 Van Rooyen G T Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-11-07
26982 Van Rooyen Hermanus Gerhardus H G Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1947-04-17
33583 Van Rooyen Gert Hermanus Jacobus Strydom G H J S Commandant South African Air Force (Corps) 250 Air Defence Artillery Group SADF 1977-10-20
33584 Van Rooyen Gerhard Nicolaas G N Private 19 Squadron SADF 1976-07-14
26967 Van Rhyn Christiaan Johannes Petrus C J P Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-08-12
26952 Van Rensburg Lawrence Munro Janse L M J Second Lieutenant 44 Air School UDF 1942-08-04
26959 Van Rensburg Peter Edward P E Lieutenant 61 Air School UDF 1943-02-03
33564 Van Reenen Sebastiaan Valentine S V Second Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1951-01-26
26918 Van Nouhuys Jan Jozua J J Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1940-11-10
26899 Van Niekerk Isak Malherbe I M Air Sergeant 12 Squadron UDF 1941-01-08
33547 Van Niekerk Dirk Johannes D J Major General South African Air Force (Corps) Hq SADF 1982-07-14