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
29176 Aaron Tekoetsile George T G Gunner 44 Parachute Regiment 1 Parachute Battalion SANDF 1997-11-06
29177 Abel Quintino Q Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-11-15
36 Abrahams Abobaker A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 110 Reserve Motor Transport UDF 1942-01-25
79 Absolom Josias J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-29
86 Ackerman Andries Jacobus A J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1 Coy. UDF 1945-05-08
92 Ackerman Thomas Lodewyk T L Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces 1/2 UDF 1942-08-08
33968 Ackerman Dirk J H J V Constable South African Police Mondeor, Johannesburg 1959-01-14
91 Ackermann Stephanus Johannes S J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 3 Provost Coy. UDF 1943-09-23
103 Adam Raymond Percy R P Private Youth Training Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-19
109 Adams Cassiem C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-21
133 Adams Henry H Air Mechanic South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1943-01-17
135 Adams Hendrik Johannes H J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces attd. 24 Sqdn. S.A.A.F. UDF 1943-06-02
155 Adams Karel K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1945-03-31
157 Adams Carel C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 27 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1942-11-29
163 Adams Martin M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-17
170 Adams Samuel S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-18
181 Adams Willem W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-02
29191 Adams Johnny Ralph J R Sergeant South African Catering Corps SADF 1984-07-04
198 Addison Harold Melbourne H M Sapper South African Engineer Corps 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1942-06-04
255 Ainslie Tyrrell Dunlop T D Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-10-23
269 Alaardt Gert G Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-05
273 Alberts Johannes Joachim J J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-02
29218 Albrecht Werner W Rifleman South African Technical Services Corps 1 VD Ambulance Unit SADF 1972-03-15
317 Alexander Henry Peter H P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-19
359 Allchin Samuel Arthur S A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
371 Allen John Henry J H Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 163 Works Coy. UDF 1943-05-07
379 Allen Robert John Theodore R J T Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1 Field Provost Coy. UDF 1942-12-12
385 Allen Walter Herbert W H Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Coy. 1914-10-31
387 Allenberg William W Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-17
405 Allister Ian Henderson I H Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Bde. UDF 1941-03-19
41384 Amm William Raymond Stanton W R S Colour Sergeant Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. 3rd Regt. 1944-03-17
504 Anderson William J W J Captain East African Medical Service 1917-08-26
549 Aneck-Hahn Paul Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-07-12
556 Angus Alexander A Engineman Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Ameer." 1916-03-18
615 April Mbizo M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-26
629 Arendorf Frederick Jacobus J F J J Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 102 Battalion UDF 1944-10-13
635 Arends Pieter P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 21 (S.A.A.F.) Sqdn UDF 1941-10-20
642 Arendse Gadien Abass G A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-15
698 Arries Nicholas N Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st S.A. Div. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-20
708 Ashburner Errol Forbes E F Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-08-06
735 Astle Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1942-12-06
742 Atkins Thomas Albert T A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces Railway Regt. UDF 1940-11-03
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-24
805 Avern-Taplin Horace H Private 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1914-08-22
812 Ayliff Fred Butler F B Driver Australian Field Artillery 1st Bde. 1915-04-06
819 Ayton John Hal Brown J H B Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-07-19
858 Badenhorst Hendrik Casper H C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-28
29306 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes P J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-06-20
970 Bal James J Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-06-25
977 Baldwin Claude Loraine C L Captain Royal Air Force 30th Sqdn. 1918-11-05

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?code=ACC&dir=asc&pdf=1

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