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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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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
29759 Clark Geoffrey Herbert G H Lieutenant 17 Squadron SADF 1975-03-21
3926 Clarke Desmond De Villiers D D V Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1944-09-08
3941 Clarke Mervyn Robert Bruce M R B Air Mechanic 12 Squadron UDF 1944-04-07
3942 Clarke Nicholas Vincent N V Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 57th Reserve Squadron UK 1917-06-19
3946 Clarke Reginald Edkins R E Lieut-Commander South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Adamant UDF 1945-07-24
39146 Clarke George William G W Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry Support Commando, 1st Battalion RSF 1977-05-15
3987 Clementz Denis Murray D M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 24th Squadron UK 1918-03-06
4003 Clift Richard Edward Brian R E B Captain 26 Air School UDF 1942-12-16
4036 Cloete Jan Gabriel J G Captain South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-04-02
4040 Cloete Mowbray Nourse M N Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 188th Night Training Squadron UK 1918-08-07
29774 Cloete Leon Albertus L A Captain 19 Squadron SANDF 1996-04-02
29775 Cloete Marius M Captain 19 Squadron SADF Unknown
4048 Clokie Clifford C Pupil Pilot 2 Air School UDF 1941-02-04
4061 Clunie Harry Allen H A Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1940-08-04
4098 Cockcroft Victor Trevor V T Pupil Pilot 25 Air School UDF 1942-09-08
29782 Coertze Francois Bosman F B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1951-03-14
29786 Coetzee Abraham Gert Willem A G W Lieutenant 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
29794 Coetzee Jan Frederik J F Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 3 Aatw UDF 1953-04-25
40661 Coetzee Andre A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Army Gymnasium SADF 1980-10-31
29808 Coetzer Johan Adam J A Colonel South African Commandos Danie Theron Combat School SADF 1982-07-14
4191 Cohen Bazil B Lieutenant Women's Auxiliary Army Services (Corps) UDF 1946-04-02
4203 Cohen Philip P Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-03
4251 Colles Andrew Barry A B Captain South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1943-10-05
4298 Collyer William C W C Air Pupil 75 Air School UDF 1942-04-18
4309 Coltsman-Cronin Edward E Second Lieutenant 24 Squadron UDF 1941-04-21
4339 Comyns Laurence Francis L F Air Pupil 66 Air School UDF 1943-05-29
4352 Connell Robert Emmet R E Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-02-18
29825 Conning George Edward G E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 7 Wing UDF 1950-07-13
4370 Conradie Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant 1 Squadron UDF 1941-07-28
4381 Constantin Charles Henry Arthur C H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) RAF Aqir UDF 1944-04-07
4385 Conway-Deacon Joseph Elliott J E Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1945-07-11
4392 Cook Arthur James Rodburn A J R Pupil Pilot 24 Air School UDF 1941-11-30
29836 Cooke Vincent Benjamin William V B W Captain South African Air Force (Corps) Cdfaw SADF 1992-02-23
4434 Coombs William George W G Pupil Pilot 22 Air School UDF 1942-11-12
4443 Cooper BOYD McCOWAN B M Pupil Pilot 21 Air School UDF 1942-01-17
4444 Cooper Cyril Ashley C A Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery UK 1917-06-29
4448 Cooper Clifford Edward Gordon C E G Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 62nd Training Squadron UK 1917-11-26
4462 Cooper Johannes Wessel J W Air Mechanic 23 Squadron UDF 1942-11-13
29837 Cooper Cyril Watton C W Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Cdfaw UDF 1936-10-25
4471 Cope Rupert A R A Second Lieutenant 25 Air School UDF 1942-07-24
4473 Copeland Kenneth K Second Lieutenant 3 Air School UDF 1942-06-09
4490 Corder Frank Wallace F W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-03-28
4492 Cordiner George Galloway G G Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 28th Training Depot Station. UK 1918-06-25
4496 Corlyon John Tuckey J T Second Lieutenant 22 Air School UDF 1943-12-22
29846 Cornell Errol Hudson E H Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 5 Maintenance Unit UDF 1938-03-02
4532 Cotterell Mervyn Alport M A Lieutenant 42 Air School UDF 1943-03-05
4535 Cotton Dennis Montague Carrington D M C Air Corporal 50 Squadron UDF 1940-11-10
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain 12 Squadron UDF 1943-01-17
4565 Coventry K T Second Lieutenant 47 Air School UDF 1942-02-26
4577 Cowell Charles Lewis C L Lieutenant 19 Squadron UDF 1945-04-21