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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
23473 Smith Eric E Major 4 Squadron UDF 1942-09-02
23475 Smith Edward Boucher E B Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Squadron UK 1941-10-27
23498 Smith Francis John F J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-03-30
23604 Smith Robin Russell R R Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-12-14
23635 Smith William David Clarke W D C Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-06-12
33009 Smith Christiaan Lemmer C L Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1973-08-21
33010 Smith Dian Hedley D H Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 2000-08-22
33014 Smith George James G J Second Lieutenant 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
33017 Smith Ivan Griffith I G Second Lieutenant 28 Squadron UDF 1950-03-18
33021 Smith Keith Neil K N Captain 40 Squadron SADF 1977-08-20
23382 Smit Emil E Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-05-17
23407 Smit Peter P Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit UDF 1945-07-19
32999 Smit Pieter Frederick P F Lieutenant 42 Squadron SADF 1980-03-25
23350 Smal Servaas Hermanus De Kock S H D K Second Lieutenant 61 Air School UDF 1942-09-28
32980 Smal John George Christiaan J G C Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Ysterplaat Flt SADF 1961-05-03
23340 Sloan James J Air Mechanic 17 Squadron UDF 1944-09-19
23322 Slater John Edward J E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-12-02
32977 Slabbert Johan J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Cfs UDF 1956-05-25
23299 Slabber Ivan William Gillespie I W G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 5th Wing UDF 1941-02-22
32973 Sivertsen Thomas Howard T H Captain 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
23204 Sinclair John Dink J D Lieutenant 24 Squadron UDF 1943-01-12
23205 Sinclair John Francis Lawrence J F L Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 181 Squadron UK 1945-07-18
23168 Simpson George Edward G E Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th S.A. Armd. Div. UDF 1945-07-17
23187 Simpson Robert Alastair Edwards Welham R A E W Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1943-08-18
23132 Simmonds Peter Hugh Swayne P H S Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1942-04-14
32956 Silberbauer Martin Charles M C Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1979-04-05
23062 Sieni Antonio Giuseppe Francisco A G F Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-07-11
32949 Siebrits Frans Krige F K Captain 28 Squadron SADF 1961-02-10
32948 Siebert John Phillip Ferreira J P F Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) CFS Dunnottar UDF 1951-08-04
23051 Siddle Charles William C W Pupil Pilot 1 Air School UDF 1941-01-17
23023 Shuttleworth Geoffery G Lieutenant 5 Air School UDF 1943-08-12
32937 Shorty T Private South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion SADF 1977-01-01
23003 Short Derek Pemberton D P Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-01-13
32936 Short Timothy David T D Lieutenant 6 Squadron SADF 1983-11-16
22945 Sherry Patrick Gerard Arthur P G A Second Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1941-11-03
22937 Shepperson Keith Oswald K O Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron UDF 1943-08-18
22916 Shelly John William J W Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-03-28
32908 Sheasby David Hope D H Flight Sergeant 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
22897 Shearer Gordon Pitcairn G P Lieutenant Colonel Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-28
22893 Shear Leo L Warrant Officer Class II 44 Air School UDF 1943-05-04
22892 Sheahan Harold Wentworth Aylward H W A Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 220 Squadron UK 1940-08-02
32907 Shawe Guillame Nel G N Captain 17 Squadron SADF 1966-01-08
38772 Shaw Terence George Charles T G C Provincial Inspector British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1969-07-19
22866 Sharpe John R J R Air Mechanic 6 Squadron UDF 1942-08-08
22849 Sharland John Ulric J U Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
22842 Shannon James Marshall J M Lieutenant 43 Squadron UDF 1943-02-08
22833 Shand Frederick F Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 89 Squadron UK 1944-04-02
22808 Seymour Alfred John A J Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment UDF 1945-07-11
22796 Setzkorn Joseph Wilhelm Herman J W H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1940-12-20
22764 Serfontein Theodorus Ernest T E Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-05-27