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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 1,738 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
28658 Wilson Wesley Holford W H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 3rd Training Depot Station 1918-09-23
11457 Wilson-Jones Leslie Clifford L C Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Air School UDF 1941-02-04
28664 Wilter Denis Peter D P Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1943-05-24
28683 Winfield F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1945-11-13
33890 Winterbach Tobias Johannes T J Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Sqdn. SADF 1966-04-21
33891 Winterbottom Kevin Roy K R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. SADF 1976-06-09
28705 Wise Burton John B J Lieutenant South African Air Force 66 Air School UDF 1942-09-01
28728 Withers Harry Des Clayes H D C Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-12-16
28732 Witt Norman Walter N W Lieutenant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit UDF 1944-07-04
28739 Woensdregt Willem Jacobus W J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1942-03-29
28748 Wolfe William Cooper W C Captain South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-01-07
28751 Wolmarans Frederick Edwin F E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1944-01-04
28781 Wood Loxley Delville L D Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-02
28790 Wood Wilfred Dudley W D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-01-09
28804 Woodcock John Leonard Treeve J L T Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-07-26
33906 Woods Timothy Richard T R Flying Officer Royal Air Force 7 South African Infantry Battalion 1952-01-04
38449 Worthington Robert Bell R B Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1943-04-26
28868 Wright Ambrose Oliver Keeton A O K Major South African Air Force 9 Ad UDF 1941-04-26
28869 Wright Clifford Alexander C A Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-20
28887 Wright H W Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 25 Sqdn. UDF 1942-12-11
28890 Wright John J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 97 Sqdn. 1941-07-07
28895 Wright James Mitchell J M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1525 Flt UDF 1944-01-16
28897 Wright Russell Albert R A Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-11-01
28927 Wyatt-Smith John Drummond J D Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 28th Sqdn. 1918-03-17
33910 Wyche Peter Cyrill P C Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Bassingbourn 1954-06-24
28936 Wylie William Edward W E Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-02-06
28946 Wynn John Robert Irvin J R I Major Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
28969 Yaldwyn Stephen Aubyn S A Lieutenant South African Air Force 267 Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-11
33918 Yates Clifford C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1973-08-21
28981 Yeats John Bailey J B Lieutenant South African Air Force 75 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-08-17
28982 Yeats James Herbert J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-06
29019 Young Ivan William I W Lieutenant South African Air Force 3 Sqdn. UDF 1943-05-22
29049 Zahn John Pilgrim J P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1942-10-03
29067 Zeederberg Walter Henry Deneys W H D Major South African Air Force 7 Ad UDF 1943-12-20
33928 Zeller Freddie Johannes M J Candidate Officer South African Air Force 104 Sqdn. SADF 1981-09-26
33931 Zietzman Herman J Cadet South African Air Force 2 Special Service Battalion UDF 1932-06-25
33933 Zimmerman John Andrew J A Lieutenant South African Air Force Central Flying School SADF 1968-10-18
33945 Zuidmeer Vsers Mone Izak V M I Flight Sergeant South African Air Force AFB Swartkop SANDF 2009-05-12