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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 1,585 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
41268 Tigere Mthano Sebastian M S Private Selous Scouts 2nd Battalion RSF 1975-03-26
33282 Tilley Grenville Trevor G T Captain South African Commandos Peninsular Commando SADF 1974-03-14
25274 Tinman John Nicholas J N Private Australian Infantry A.C.M.F. 12th Grn. Bn. AUS 1940-11-05
33293 Titus Karel K Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps SADF 1982-05-02
25302 Tivers John Anton J A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-10-02
49763 Tizzard John Michell Arthur J M A Private 72 Motorised Brigade SADF 1981-02-11
25316 Tlhagane Sello S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-09-10
25360 Tomboer Hendrick H Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-04
40477 Tourle Albert Knight A K Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company RSF 1972-04-09
25419 Townsend William Clarence W C Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 10 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-11-25
25437 Traut Charles Myles C M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-22
33320 Trewartha John Desmond J D Lieutenant Royal Navy HMS Seahawk UK 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 Regiment De la Rey SADF 1988-04-22
25493 Trompetter Antonie Coenraad A C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 1 Auxiliary Horse Company UDF 1919-06-14
49757 Trueman Howard David H D Seaman South African Navy SADF 1980-12-20
25585 Tsolo Jane S J S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-02
25624 Tuohy Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) "C" Coy. UDF 1915-05-25
33347 Turner Albert Nicolaas A N Lieutenant 6 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-06-26
41278 Turner Laurence Williams L W Acting Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment Depot RSF 1974-07-11
25664 Twala Jockey J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-09
41716 Twycross Robert De Burg Riordan R D B R Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Pay Branch SADF 1959-10-14
25676 Twynam John J Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1914-11-30
33356 Tyelingane M C Major 101 Field Workshop SANDF 1998-11-14
25692 Tyndall Douglas Montagu D M Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-18
48785 Uitenweerde M G Lance Corporal 44 Parachute Regiment 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1992-03-14
33371 Uys Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman Regiment Westelike Provinsie SADF 1977-03-25
48992 Uys Hendrik Petrus H P Bombardier South African Artillery SADF 1985-08-08
26490 Van Aardt Johannes Petrus Steyn J P S Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-07
26496 Van As Benjamin Nicholaas Johannes B N J Sapper 12 Field Squadron UDF 1945-05-02
26521 Van Breda Charles Frederick C F Air Mechanic 15 Squadron UDF 1942-05-04
33406 Van Den Dool Terence T Corporal 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-01-22
39007 Van Den Heever Robert John De Wet R J D Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1977-08-21
40507 Van Der Heever Johannes Evert J E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1968-04-30
33440 Van Der Leeuw Norman Cecil N C Sapper 5 Military Works Unit SADF 1987-02-27
26646 Van Der Merwe Johannes Lodewikus Andrias J L A Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-29
33449 Van Der Merwe Dawid Schalk D S Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-09-19
33464 Van Der Merwe Marius M Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1989-04-02
37960 Van Der Merwe Daan P D P Constable Primrose CID SAP 1947-11-10
37961 Van Der Merwe Daan P F J Constable Primrose CID SAP 1955-05-28
48993 Van Der Merwe Pieter Schalk P S Second Lieutenant SADF 1971-09-09
37982 Van Der Mescht Gabriel Johannes G J 2nd Class Sergeant Upington SAP 1939-05-12
14730 Van Der Poel Cornelius Abraham C A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) AFS Ysterplaat SADF 1964-01-24
37983 Van Der Sandt Deon D Constable Upington SAP 1986-08-12
26698 Van Der Spuy Sybrandt Johannes S J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-02-16
26712 Van Der Walt Hendrik Johannes H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1917-11-07
26752 Van Der Westhuizen Nicolas A (nico) N A Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-11-03
33483 Van Der Westhuizen Christiaan Hendrik C H Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Witwatersrand Rifles SADF 1977-06-26
33494 Van Der Westhuizen Johannes Daniel J D Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-03-28
33495 Van Der Westhuizen Pieter P South African Air Force (Corps) 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-12-07