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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

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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
29674 Cabinda Andrew Morris F Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-01-26
41830 Buys Pieter Jacobus P J Sergeant South African Army H.q. SADF 1991-02-27
3114 Burton Joan J Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-06-28
41386 Brown Charles George C G Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 26th Sqdn. 1918-02-20
38220 Brits Petrus Albertus P A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-06-24
41578 Brits Gert Christoffel Petrus G C P Constable Union Defence Forces AFB Waterkloof SADF 1962-09-28
2614 Brink John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-30
2482 Brand Frederick Hendrik F H Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-13
2450 Bradley Arthur William A W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1914-12-07
2314 Boucher Charles James C J Trooper Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-10
29540 Botha John Stephen J S Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-03-26
2040 Boltman Hendrik Rudolph H R Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-10-09
29483 Bokhatsi Elias Thato E T Rifleman South African Commandos East Park Commando SANDF 1999-08-14
41639 Blignaut Daniel D Sergeant Administrative Service Corps TS Training Centre 1965-09-30
41544 Bisschoff Petrus Francois P F Captain South African Police Services School 1961-02-03
1805 Bindemann Chandler C Conductor East African Transport Corps 1917-12-27
1763 Bezuidenhout Henry Fred Cornelius H F C Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-12
29410 Bernberg Louis "bull" L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1965-03-22
1626 Bergh Hans H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-20
41591 Bekker Petrus Johannes P J Detective Sergeant South African Police AFB Waterkloof 1963-04-24
1373 Beard Blencowe Boorman B B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles UDF 1916-02-08
1328 Bawden Charles William C W Gunner Southern Rhodesia Artillery 1943-10-06
1220 Barry John Joseph J J Colour Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1st 1915-08-10
1167 Barnes Walter Thomas W T Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1919-04-13
29349 Barnard David Daniel D D Sergeant South African Air Force HLRS, Devon SADF 1987-05-30
41666 Barnard Marthinus Retief M R Private South African Medical Corps 1 Mil Hospital UDF 1956-02-12
1083 Barendse Christie James C J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-08-18
1041 Banks George Alfred G A Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-10-06
913 Baillie-Hamilton Neil Alexander N A Colonel General Service Corps, S.A. Forces Imperial Forces Transit Camp UDF 1943-08-04
41314 Badier George Emile G E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1913-12-23
29292 Baartman L K Lieutenant South African Army SANDF 1998-11-27
421 Alva-Wright Seymour S Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1941-10-21