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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

ACC — Accident 1,460 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
32684 Richter Cornelius Maritz C M Private Special Service Battalion att 2 Battery, SAFA UDF 1934-06-15
21482 Ridge Leonard George Savory L G S Corporal South African Engineer Corps 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1945-08-02
37353 Riekert William James Hunter J F Sergeant South African Police 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 1972-03-30
41602 Riley Vivian Lewellyn V L Air Mechanic South African Air Force attd. Witwatersrand Command HQ SADF 1963-10-07
37356 Ringana William James Hunter E Sergeant South African Police 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 1963-11-07
21514 Ringsall John Edward J E Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
21525 Ritchie George Thornhill G T Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-12-13
21530 Ritchie James William John J W J Corporal South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. UDF 1943-08-14
37357 Robbertze Thysie T South African Police 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div 1994-01-31
21596 Roberts Jack Kendle J K Private South African Police 2nd 1945-03-10
21610 Roberts Thomas John T J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-01-10
21656 Robertson William Lewis Thorton W L T Third Officer Merchant Navy S.S. City of Pretoria (London) 1943-03-03
21664 Robins Stuart Harrison S H Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-25
21723 Rodus Solomon S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-02
32719 Roesch Nathaniel N Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps Dog Training Centre SADF 1991-09-22
21778 Ronganger Booi B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
21892 Ross Robert Pringle R P Stoker 2nd Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Laconia UDF 1942-10-01
32738 Ross Thomas Andrew T A Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1983-04-25
32743 Ross-Smith Wayne W South African Army 27 Sqdn. SADF 1993-11-11
41772 Rosslind Kenneth Martin K M Sergeant South African Medical Services Army Gymnasium SADF 1977-09-19
21911 Rossouw Michiel Adrian M A Private 17th Mounted Rifles (Western Province Mounted Rifles) 1914-10-28
21917 Rothkugel Max M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-02
21919 Rothman Napoleon N Private South African Police 2nd 1940-12-07
21934 Roux Hans Jacob Beukes H J B Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-01
21948 Rowan Joseph Terence J T Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-23
21966 Rowe Richard Thorton R T 2nd Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1919-01-14
32757 Roxo (paulo) Francisco Daniel F D Staff Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 8th Infantry SADF 1976-08-23
41217 Rudolf Allen Fred A F Private Rhodesian Defence Regiment Uniform 1975-12-10
40269 Rungwe Lackson M Lance Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1 Squadron 1978-08-24
22182 Salvesen Morten Prytz M P Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 98 Base Works Coy. UDF 1942-07-29
32788 Samba Alfredo M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1976-12-15
22189 Samboog Abraham A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-10
22227 Sanderson Nevil N Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1946-07-09
22230 Sandham Leonard L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
22249 Sani Kolisle K Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-27
22276 Satchel Edward Cleverly E C Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-15
22352 Scheepers Adolf Johannes De La Rey A J D L R Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-05-20
22364 Scheepers Johannes Petrus Jacobus J P J Private 10th Dismounted Rifles "B" Sqdn. 1914-11-25
22371 Scheepers Willie W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-25
37416 Scheepers Roche Waldemar R W Constable South African Police 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div 1992-08-26
22372 Scheidat Robert Godfrey R G Trooper Southern Rhodesia Reconnaissance Regiment 1943-12-17
32814 Schentke Gary Edward G E Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1986-09-05
22397 Schmidt Tommy Johannes T J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 25 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1944-06-26
22411 Schoeman Adam Johannes A J Air Corporal South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1945-06-03
22422 Schoeman Michael Phillipus M P Sapper South African Engineer Corps 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1944-09-03
32818 Schoeman Adam Hendrik A H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. SADF 1967-06-21
41619 Schoeman Andries Johannes Daniel A J D Student Constable South African Police 61 Base Workshop 1963-03-25
22454 Schorn Jacob Peter J P Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-03-09
22468 Schroeder Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-07
22475 Schroeder Lawrence Edward Ernest L E E Gunner South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1942-11-23