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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
24503 Sutherland James J Lieutenant 25 Squadron UDF 1945-06-24
24507 Sutherland William Garden Roy W G R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-11-27
24478 Sumner John Alfred J A Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 73 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-08-30
24437 Sturgess Alfred A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-10-25
24426 Stuivenga Patrick Peter P P Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 129 Squadron UK 1941-10-05
24425 Studholme Ernest Stanley E S Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-09-04
24403 Stuart Alexander Frederick A F Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 36 Flt UDF 1942-02-26
33155 Stuart Edward Armstrong E A Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1922-09-18
33156 Stuart Jonathan J Staff Sergeant SA Army H.Q. SADF 1992-04-09
24399 Strydom Paul Johannes P J Air Mechanic 23 Squadron UDF 1942-11-27
24377 Struben Henry Marinus H M Flying Officer Royal Air Force 25th Squadron UK 1921-06-24
33137 Strauss Derrick Ian D I Candidate Officer 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
24337 Strassburg Edward E Pupil Pilot 25 Air School UDF 1942-11-07
33134 Strange Ian I Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron SADF Unknown
33133 Strachan Ralph Stanley R S Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron UDF 1955-06-18
33128 Storah Nigel Peter N P Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Gutersloh UK 1980-10-14
24290 Stoop Hermanus Bernadus H B Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. UDF 1945-09-28
33122 Stocks Neil Ashcroft N A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1954-09-22
24234 Stiles George Henry G H Air Mechanic 23 Squadron UDF 1943-10-09
24202 Steyn Eric John E J Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1941-06-11
24205 Steyn Jan Albert J A Second Lieutenant 45 Air School UDF 1943-10-28
24210 Steyn James Henry J H Flying Officer Royal Air Force UK 1941-04-13
33101 Steyl Jan Historikus J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 4 Aatw UDF 1954-04-21
24154 Stewart Alexander Robert Louis A R L Lieutenant 16 Squadron UDF 1944-04-24
24164 Stewart David James D J Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1944-01-27
24179 Stewart John McWilliam J M Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-04-29
24141 Stevenson Harold Baker H B Second Lieutenant 3 Squadron UDF 1941-07-11
24110 Stephenson Robert K R K Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1943-09-21
24097 Stephens Geoffrey Chandos G C Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-02-09
33093 Steinberg Johannes Jacob Stein J J S Major 24 Squadron SADF 1973-11-24
33092 Steijnberg Petrus Johannes P J Second Lieutenant 4 Squadron UDF 1956-09-08
24057 Steenkamp Willem Frederick W F Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-10-16
24040 Steenekamp Petrus Andries P A Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 26th Squadron UK 1916-05-23
33078 Stapleton David Beaumont Barclay D B B Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1956-06-16
33065 Stanbury Donald Gordon D G Lieutenant 44 Squadron SADF 1980-06-25
41244 Stam Angelos George A G Field Reserve Pilot British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing RSF 1978-02-23
23918 Squiers Myles Christian Campbell M C C Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 102 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-03-29
38789 Springer William Jacob W J Field Reserve Pilot British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing RSF 1969-07-19
23897 Spoor Leonard Ralph L R Major 3 Air School UDF 1941-03-10
33059 Spies Wilfred Rudolf W R Air Cadet 1 Squadron UDF 1953-12-15
23874 Sperber Harold Nathan N H Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 9 Ad UDF 1941-04-26
23865 Spencer Fred Warneford F W Major 24 Squadron UDF 1943-03-01
23815 Sowerby Peter Seiger P S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-07-07
23783 Sondheim Walter W Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 16th Training Squadron UK 1918-03-04
23749 Solomon John Howard Steytler J H S Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) C. A. T. Depot UDF 1940-03-22
33035 Snyman Christopher Hugh C H Candidate Officer 101 Squadron SADF 1986-08-16
33038 Snyman Gerald Nicol G N Captain 24 Squadron SADF 1971-05-26
40381 Snelgar Bruce Miles B M Major Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-09-26
33031 Snaddon David Lanian James D L J Second Lieutenant 101 Squadron SADF 1986-08-16
23458 Smith Cyril Stephen C S Second Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1941-10-27