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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

AA — Aircraft accident 1,734 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
8873 Gruber Maurice M Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-05-09
8892 Guiney Norman Fitzgerald N F Second Lieutenant 4 Air School UDF 1941-09-17
30567 Gulian L G Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School SADF 1961-06-27
8951 Habergham Tom Lumb T L Lieutenant 26 Squadron UDF 1943-06-01
8960 Hackland Graham Alexander G A Lieutenant 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14
8974 Hagell Stanley Gordon S G Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 500 Squadron UK 1942-02-08
8981 Hahn Benno Oscar Linsingen B O L Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Central Flying School UK 1917-10-13
39388 Haigh Philip Wilfred P W Air Lieutenant 2 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Air Force RSF 1977-11-23
9021 Hall Harry Montague H M Pupil Pilot 21 Air School UDF 1942-04-20
9034 Hall Mitchell Barand M B Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1943-09-10
9043 Hallifax Guy Waterhouse G W Rear Admiral South African Navy (Corps) UDF 1941-03-28
9048 Halse Alan Edward A E Major 24 Squadron UDF 1943-11-28
9058 Ham Mannee M Lieutenant 27 Squadron UDF 1944-04-12
9071 Hamilton Douglas Montgomery D M Warrant Officer Class I 21 Squadron UDF 1944-12-25
30602 Hamilton Gary Duncan G D Major South African Air Force (Corps) Transkei Defence Force Air Wing SADF 1993-07-06
9091 Hamlyn Raymond Arnell R A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1943-10-04
9092 Hamm Brian B Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1945-03-07
9093 Hamm Frederick Ernest F E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Operational Training Unit UDF 1943-11-01
9096 Hamman Bernardus Jacobus B J Air Mechanic 12 Squadron UDF 1944-04-07
9123 Handley Stephen John S J Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1943-08-18
9136 Hanning Frank Wallace F W Lieutenant 21 Squadron UDF 1943-11-28
9189 Hardwick Raymond Amyas John R A J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-10-31
9195 Hardy Paul Ernest P E Second Lieutenant 43 Squadron UDF 1940-09-20
9219 Harmer Henry Richard Frank Wiltshire H R F W Air Sergeant 17 Squadron UDF 1944-05-25
30630 Harmse Desmond Brian D B Colonel South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Att to SWA Command SADF 1975-10-29
9240 Harper Leslie John L J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-08-02
9252 Harries Wyndham Trevor W T Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No. 3 Training Squadron UK 1917-08-21
9278 Harris Henry Philip George H P G Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-09-18
9285 Harris Louis Ehrlich L E Second Lieutenant 74 Squadron UDF 1944-05-12
9290 Harris Ronald George R G Pupil Pilot 3 Air School UDF 1943-02-17
9292 Harris Reginald John R J Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-05-22
9357 Hartley Sydney Athol S A Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1944-01-03
9360 Hartman G A Second Lieutenant 6 Squadron UDF 1942-08-08
9396 Harvey Herbert Fred H F Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 3 Wing UDF 1943-01-12
9402 Harvey Noel Courtney N C Captain 3 Squadron UDF 1941-03-15
9412 Harwood Ronald R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 86 Squadron UK 1943-01-12
9430 Hatfield Frank Edgar F E Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 32 Flt UDF 1941-07-27
30645 Hattingh Matthys Marthinus M M Candidate Officer South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg SADF 1963-07-18
9462 Haviland Richard Haviland R H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 248 Squadron UK 1940-08-28
9475 Hawkes Albert Lawrence A L Lieutenant 19 Squadron UDF 1944-12-26
9491 Haworth John Hereward Titley J H T Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1944-11-01
9505 Hayden-Thomas Pieter Jooste P J Major South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-06-16
30659 Hayes Eugene E Lance Corporal 21 Squadron SADF 1971-05-26
9538 Hayward Frederick Thomas F T Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th S.A. Armd. Div. UDF 1945-07-17
9550 Heald John Henry J H Lieutenant 40 Squadron UDF 1942-06-29
30666 Heckroodt William Benjamin W B Second Lieutenant 4 Squadron UDF 1954-03-13
30667 Hedenskog Sholto Brough S B Marine Royal Marines Uklf Csg UK 2003-03-21
30669 Hefer Ian Anthony I A Second Lieutenant 5 Squadron SADF 1968-12-06
9612 Helcke Denis Arnold D A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 504 Squadron UK 1940-09-17
9625 Henderson Alister Hugh Seton A H S Sergeant Royal Air Force UK 1942-07-21