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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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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
27455 Vlok Nicolaas Johannes N J Corporal 2nd Bn. SAP 1942-03-08
27486 Vorster A L Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-02-12
27488 Vorster C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-05-18
27497 Vorster Stephanus Johannes S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-10-01
49002 Vorster Marthinus M Corporal SADF 1963-08-08
27501 Vos Andries Pieter A P Air Sergeant 15 Squadron UDF 1942-05-04
27539 Wagner Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. UDF 1919-04-18
27543 Wagner Saul Johannes S J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 10th Bn. UDF 1944-03-29
27572 Walenn James Bernard J B Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 31 Squadron (RAF) UK 1943-01-03
27742 Waries Jaftha J Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-10-25
27754 Warner Christopher Herbert C H Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-01-06
33806 Waterhouse G B Second Lieutenant 4 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1992-01-01
33807 Waters Edward E Petty Officer SAS President Steyn Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1964-11-23
27808 Waterson Hugh Connellan H C Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-23
27878 Watt John Barclay Laing J B L Captain South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1 Dist AML (Greece) UDF 1945-02-28
27894 Waud George Stanley G S Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-03-07
27971 Wedges Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. UDF 1918-12-23
27973 Wee Peter Lucas P L Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1919-05-05
40559 Weitsz William Theunis W T Recruit Rhodesia Regiment Depot RSF 1971-08-31
28015 Welch N Jack N J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1940-09-22
28031 Wellen Sidney William Patrick Creswell S W P C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-01-23
38234 Welman Robert Leslie (bobbie) R L Lieutenant Colonel Durban Security Police SAP 1986-01-30
28069 Wentzel Johannes Karel J K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-03-21
38235 Wentzel B J Sergeant Durban Security Police SAP 1999-03-08
38236 Wentzel H P Superintendent Durban Security Police SAP 1998-05-15
38237 Wentzel W Constable Durban Security Police SAP 1977-08-05
49003 Wepener Johannes Frederik J F Rifleman SADF 1964-05-16
28096 Wessels Louis Theodorus L T Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1942-05-04
33836 Wessels Edgar Sydney E S Lance Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-10-11
28100 Wesson Aubrey George A G Private Transvaal Scottish UDF 1940-11-05
33848 Whiley Alfred Henry A H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1958-04-23
28230 Whitebooi Johannes J Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-08-04
28268 Whittington Reginald Henry R H Leading Carpenter's Crew Royal Navy H.M.S. "Natal" UK 1915-12-30
38839 Wickenden John J Superintendent British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1966-10-12
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-09-13
40572 Wienand Carl Milton C M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company RSF 1976-05-27
28342 Wilkinson Gwendoline E G E Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) UDF 1941-07-28
28359 Willcox Charles C Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Bn. UK 1919-12-04
28387 Williams Alan Cornelius A C Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-14
28389 Williams Albert Howard A H Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force AUS 1945-01-08
28397 Williams Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-24
28458 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-07-25
33873 Williams Colin Arthur C A Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1969-09-18
33874 Williams Edwin E Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-08-08
33880 Williams Owen Christopher O C Lance Corporal 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-03-07
40576 Williams Buckley William B W Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-08-16
48641 Williams G W Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-01-24
38266 Wills Evely Johnson E J Lance Sergeant Eastern Cape SAP 1952-06-21
28573 Wilson Abraham A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-04
28604 Wilson Edmund Fitzgerald Bannatyne E F B Major South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1917-08-17