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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 1,462 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
25302 Tivers John Anton J A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-10-02
25316 Tlhagane Sello S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-10
25360 Tomboer Hendrick H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-04
40477 Tourle Albert Knight A K Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1972-04-09
25419 Townsend William Clarence W C Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 10 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-11-25
25437 Traut Charles Myles C M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-03-22
33320 Trewartha John Desmond J D Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Seahawk 1950-07-29
25476 Tribe Henry Winan H W Fireman and Trimmer Mercantile Marine S.S. "Alnwick Castle" (London) 1917-03-23
33322 Trollip Stephen Charles S C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Regiment De la Rey SADF 1988-04-22
25493 Trompetter Antonie Coenraad A C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 1 Auxiliary Horse Company 1919-06-14
25585 Tsolo Jane S J S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-02
25624 Tuohy Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps "C" Coy. UDF 1915-05-25
33347 Turner Albert Nicolaas A N Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-06-26
41278 Turner Laurence Williams L W Acting Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment Depot 1974-07-11
25664 Twala Jockey J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-09
41716 Twycross Robert De Burg Riordan R D B R Air Mechanic South African Air Force Pay Branch SADF 1959-10-14
25676 Twynam John J Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-11-30
33356 Tyelingane Leonard Jongiziswe M C Major SA Army 101 Field Workshop SANDF 1998-11-14
25692 Tyndall Douglas Montagu D M Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-06-18
33371 Uys Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Regiment Westelike Provinsie SADF 1977-03-25
26490 Van Aardt Johannes Petrus Steyn J P S Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-07
26496 Van As Benjamin Nicholaas Johannes B N J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 12 Field Sqn. UDF 1945-05-02
26521 Van Breda Charles Frederick C F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1942-05-04
33406 Van Den Dool Terence T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-01-22
40507 Van Der Heever Johannes Evert J E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-04-30
33440 Van Der Leeuw Norman Cecil N C Sapper 5 Military Works Unit 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-02-27
26646 Van Der Merwe Johannes Lodewikus Andrias J L A Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-29
33449 Van Der Merwe Dawid Schalk D S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-09-19
33464 Van Der Merwe Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1989-04-02
37960 Van Der Merwe Daan P D P Constable South African Police Primrose CID 1947-11-10
37961 Van Der Merwe Daan P F J Constable South African Police Primrose CID 1955-05-28
37982 Van Der Mescht Gabriel Johannes G J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police Upington 1939-05-12
14730 Van Der Poel Cornelius Abraham C A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force AFS Ysterplaat SADF 1964-01-24
37983 Van Der Sandt Deon D Constable South African Police Upington 1986-08-12
26698 Van Der Spuy Sybrandt Johannes S J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-02-16
26712 Van Der Walt Hendrik Johannes H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st 1917-11-07
26752 Van Der Westhuizen Nicolas A (nico) N A Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-11-03
33483 Van Der Westhuizen Christiaan Hendrik C H Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Witwatersrand Rifles SADF 1977-06-26
33494 Van Der Westhuizen Johannes Daniel J D Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-03-28
33495 Van Der Westhuizen Pieter P South African Air Force 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-12-07
33508 Van Eeden GABRIEL De WET P F Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-08-31
26822 Van Heerden Francois F Sergeant Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-04-03
33514 Van Heerden Bruce Albert B A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-08-03
33519 Van Heerden Jan Adriaan Smit J A S Trooper South African Armoured Corps School of Armour SADF 1973-11-03
38035 Van Heerden Schalk Willem S W 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police Kuilsrivier 1939-07-31
33534 Van Jaarsveld Pieter Paul P P Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn, Instructor Group SADF 1973-02-07
26863 Van Lillie D Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1914-09-20
26878 Van Niekerk Alexander Antonie A A Captain South African Air Force UDF 1943-11-13
26897 Van Niekerk Ivan Claude I C Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-11
33546 Van Niekerk Deon D Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Northern Transvaal Command Provost Unit SADF 1985-03-07