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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
14436 Maeder Dennis Ray D R Air Mechanic 21 Squadron UDF 1944-09-09
14376 MacWHIRTER Cecil John C J Sub-Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Shah UDF 1944-04-14
31470 MacPherson Peter Cluny P C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Operations School Langebaanweg UDF 1953-04-02
14321 MacKintosh James I J I Lieutenant 25 Squadron UDF 1944-01-15
14281 MacKenzie Alexander Kenneth A K Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 12 Lt. A.A. Regiment UDF 1945-07-11
14285 MacKenzie Angus Stewart Robertson A S R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1942-03-15
14290 MacKenzie Eric Lofts E L Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-19
14292 MacKenzie Iain Alastair I A Lieutenant 11 Squadron UDF 1944-07-29
14301 MacKenzie Murdoch Edward M E Air Mechanic 23 Air School UDF 1943-01-15
14242 MacGregor Robert Butler (bobbie) R B Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 77 Squadron UK 1940-08-15
14227 MacE Alfred Bert A B Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
14201 MacDonald Carl Dow C D Captain 22 Air School UDF 1943-09-07
14204 MacDonald Donald Ewen D E Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1944-08-25
14208 MacDonald Hector Omdurman H O Captain 26 Squadron UDF 1943-12-02
14217 MacDonald Murdock M Lieutenant 11 Squadron UDF 1940-12-13
14066 Luyt Frederic Stuart F S Lieutenant 42 Air School UDF 1942-07-13
14031 Lumley-Hinton Frederick Arthur F A Lieutenant 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14
13992 Lucas Alfred Cyril A C Pupil Pilot 5 Air School UDF 1942-02-25
31418 Lowson Roger Anderson R A Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Centaur UK 1956-03-26
13946 Lovemore Charles Dickenson C D Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1943-01-22
13947 Lovemore Robert St. Cyprian Nutcombe R S C N Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1940-09-12
31415 Love Owen O Warrant Officer Class I Southern Rhodesian Auxiliary Air Force 1 Squadron (RAF) UK 1951-12-07
13935 Lovat Leslie George L G Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 11 Ad UDF 1943-05-04
13902 Louw Charles C Lieutenant 26 Air School UDF 1942-12-16
13908 Louw Hendrik Tobias H T Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-10-13
31403 Louw Coenraad Hagemann C H Lieutenant 17 Squadron SADF 1959-12-04
31409 Louw Johann J Major 17 Squadron UDF 1953-09-08
31393 Loubser Pieter Gerhardus P G Gunner 2 Royal Air Force RAF Upwood UK 1950-05-11
31387 Lotz Henri Cornelius H C Lieutenant 41 Squadron SADF 1974-08-03
13791 Lombard J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-10-20
31361 Lombard Daniel Du Plessis D D P Captain 21 Squadron SADF 1971-05-26
13749 Lockwood Jack Beecraft J B Lieutenant 25 Squadron UDF 1945-06-24
13743 Lockhart Archibald Vincent A V Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-07-26
13740 Locker Philip George P G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 73 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-12-09
13733 Lock Gerald Edward Robert G E R Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1942-03-20
13708 Lloyd Douglas Miller D M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit UDF 1944-03-30
13715 Lloyd Owen O Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-10-12
13717 Lloyd Willem Bartholomeus W B Lieutenant 61 Squadron UDF 1942-12-19
13624 Lindley Bryant Lutellus B L Lieutenant Royal Air Force 25th Squadron UK 1918-06-29
13613 Lindemann Pieter Henry P H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-11
13578 Light Roger Riley R R Pupil Pilot 23 Air School UDF 1941-11-20
13558 Liebenberg Hendrik Christoffel Weideman H C W Captain 1 Squadron UDF 1947-04-17
31331 Liebenberg Lloyd Douglas (doozy) L D Candidate Officer South African Air Force (Corps) Combat Flight School SADF 1980-06-25
13546 Liddell John Robert Hugh J R H Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 51st Training Squadron UK 1917-11-10
13544 Lichtenstein Heinz Maximilian H M Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 36 Flt UDF 1942-02-26
13500 Lewis Gwynfryn G Lieutenant 26 Air School UDF 1943-10-19
13520 Lewis Robert Yuil R Y Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1944-01-04
31308 Leon Harold Bruce Michael H B M Second Lieutenant 3 Squadron UDF 1953-02-07
13333 Lentin Kenneth K Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 179 Squadron UK 1944-07-07
13284 Leith Hector MacDonald H M Captain 66 Air School UDF 1942-03-14