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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
3637 Chapman William James W J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-04-07
3617 Chaplin Norman Frederick N F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1941-11-15
3586 Chambers Neville Anthony N A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Air School UDF 1942-12-14
29719 Chamberlain Johannes J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. SADF 1963-08-08
29715 Chabalala Sibiongiseni M P Captain South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. SANDF 2013-03-30
29712 Cele Bheki Petros B P Corporal 5 Special Forces Regiment 201 Battalion SANDF 2013-03-30
3523 Cathrine John Didcott J D Lieutenant South African Air Force 43 Air School UDF 1942-06-16
3522 Catherine Leslie Fitzherbert Hinton L F H Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1944-12-26
3512 Castle Charles John C J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-30
3508 Casson William Harry W H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 102 Sqdn. 1942-12-12
3502 Cash Louis L Lieutenant South African Air Force RAF Aqir UDF 1943-11-28
3493 Case Leslie Donovan L D Air Corporal South African Air Force 68 Air School UDF 1947-04-17
39031 Cary Eric George E G Flying Officer Royal Rhodesian Air Force 1 Sqdn. 1961-02-09
29704 Carter Raymond Hall R H Major South African Air Force 27 Sqdn. SADF 1976-05-06
39030 Carter Gary Ronald G R Flight Sergeant Rhodesian Air Force 7 Sqdn. 1979-09-26
3457 Carstens Willem Johannes Tobias W J T Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 70 Operational Training Unit UDF 1945-02-09
39028 Carruthers Raymond Vivian James R V J Lieutenant Southern Rhodesian Air Force 3 Independent Company 1952-12-14
3432 Carr Richard Saxon R S Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-15
3433 Carr Robert Walter Frederick R W F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 25 Air School UDF 1942-11-05
3411 Caro John Leonard J L Lieutenant South African Air Force 614 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-14
3376 Carlisle Denis Henry Benedict D H B Lieutenant South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Daedalus UDF 1942-06-07
3372 Carine Victor Laurence V L Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Sqdn. 1941-08-31
3352 Carbarns Alexander A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-08
3349 Capstick-Dale Stanley Hall Elphinstone S H E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-24
3290 Campbell Athol Urban Marshall A U M Lieutenant South African Air Force 39 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1941-05-08
3306 Campbell David Norman D N Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-07
3320 Campbell Norman Cecil Sanderson N C S Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 12 Group (58th Training Sqdn.) 1918-08-19
29688 Camp Frank Clement F C Lieutenant South African Air Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1939-07-22
3269 Cameron John J Lieutenant South African Air Force 62 Air School UDF 1943-03-02
3236 Calder Jackson Graham J G Air Pupil South African Air Force 21 Air School UDF 1942-03-10
3222 Caine Kevin Patrick K P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 75 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-08-14
3196 Byerley Christian Sherley William C S W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-07-28
3194 Byas Harry Hargreaves H H Lieutenant South African Air Force 27 Air School UDF 1943-02-09
3130 Bussell Gordon Frederick G F Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
29661 Busfield Paul Elliott P E Flying Officer Royal Air Force RAF Cottesmore 1964-10-07
29658 Burnet Thomas Somerville T S Transvaal Police 85 Combat Flying School 1913-01-28
3066 Burnard James Fry Leslie J F L Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. UDF 1945-02-17
29657 Burmeister Brett B Captain South African Air Force 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 2002-04-26
3039 Burgess Norman Frank N F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force UDF 1945-05-25
3021 Burger Petrus Andries P A Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1947-04-17
29644 Burger Dawid Petrus D P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. SADF 1977-10-20
29646 Burger Hendrik Jacobus H J Air Mechanic South African Air Force Central Flying School SADF 1962-10-29
29648 Burger Johannes Daniel J D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 6 Sqdn. SADF 1972-01-10
29641 Burd Neville Dudley N D Lieutenant South African Air Force 28 Sqdn. UDF 1950-03-18
2948 Buckley David Greville Litt D G L Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 1941-07-11
2937 Buckeridge Guy Dennis G D Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 51st Sqdn. 1917-08-22
2922 Buch Isodore Lionel I L Air Corporal South African Air Force 23 Sqdn. UDF 1942-11-27
2915 Brydone John Robert J R Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-12
2848 Browne Cecil Edmond C E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-08-11
2855 Browne Richard William R W Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1943-09-07