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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 1,465 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
10187 Holtzhausen Lukas Cornelius L C Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-05
30742 Holscher Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1973-11-26
39429 Holden Nigel Peter N P Rifleman Rhodesian Army Depot 1978-07-15
10064 Hoffman Albert A Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Field Park Coy. UDF 1944-11-13
9995 Hlongwane Petrus P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-27
30717 Hills Jerry J J J Gunner South African Army HQ Unit SADF 1980-01-26
30716 Hildebrandt Raymond Frederick R F Private Special Forces HQ Unit 1984-01-06
9868 Higgs Norman John N J Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-25
40737 Higgins Gordon Samuel Bates G S B Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1961-08-02
41698 Hietbrink Gerrit G Constable South African Police H.q. 1957-10-20
9852 Hicks Gordon John G J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-01
39422 Hickey Robert John S R J S Temporary Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1978-01-26
9836 Hibbert John Gerald J G Corporal South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1914-09-22
41659 Heyneke Johannes Andries J A 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 1 Air Depot 1955-07-22
30695 Herbst Abraham Johannes A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1939-01-05
30698 Herbst Charles G (chicken) C G Corporal South African Infantry Corps Umkomaas Commando SADF 1958-04-08
9743 Heradien Daniel D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-29
9734 Henwood Albert John A J Driver South African Engineers No. 1 Armoured Train UDF 1915-05-20
34930 Henshaw George G Constable South African Police Internal Stability Unit 1945-12-18
9709 Henning Alwyn Petrus A P Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-03-18
9703 Henn Anthony Christian A C Private South African Medical Corps 21 Field Amb. UDF 1941-12-25
9702 Henley Raymond John Elliot R J E Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
30685 Hendriksen Kirk K Corporal South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-08-29
9657 Hendricks Charles J C J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-22
9621 Hemming William Norman W N Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 65th Sqdn. 1917-11-15
39414 Heard Barrington John B J Pilot Rhodesian Air Force Thornhill AFB 1971-08-22
40731 Haylock-Smith Owen John O J Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Pioneers 1974-12-10
9523 Hayes William W Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1915-08-21
9502 Hay Vivian John V J Air Mechanic South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1942-03-27
30658 Hawkins Wynand Jacobus W J Sergeant South African Air Force Fire Brigade SADF 1985-05-21
30654 Havenga Phillipus Johannes P J Able Seaman South African Navy Sas Simonstown SADF 1966-09-21
34910 Havemann Lukas Johannes L J Lieutenant South African Police Pretoria Training Depot 1938-12-29
30650 Haupt Sidney Joseph S J Chief Petty Officer South African Navy Simonstown Naval Base SADF 1970-11-10
9438 Hattingh Barend Henri B H Lance Corporal Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-08
30642 Hattingh Abraham A Gunner South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1978-02-07
9366 Hartnick Sam S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-27
30635 Harrison Robert Michael Hunter R M H Naqeeb (Capt) Northern Frontier Regt. 1982-08-16
9281 Harris John Eardley Colling J E C Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1940-08-27
9291 Harris Raymond Hitchcock R H Telegraphist South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Robinson UDF 1943-12-16
9245 Harran Frank St. Patrick F S P Lieutenant Royal Air Force Prawle Point Air Station 1918-06-20
9238 Harper J Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles 1916-11-10
30629 Harms Otto Bismarck O B Rifleman Special G 54 Battalion 1984-09-15
9143 Hansen Cecil George C G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-10-09
9095 Hamman Arthur Edward A E Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-21
9014 Hall Charles Edward C E Captain Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-23
30599 Hall Peter P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SADF 1981-03-02
30583 Haasbroek Pieter Gabriel Jacobus P G J Corporal 4th Reconnaissance Regiment 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1990-02-14
30582 Haarhoff Willem Andries W A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-02-18
39385 Gwenjeri Tobias T Staff Sergeant Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1 Squadron 1979-01-05
8929 Gwapi John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals UDF 1916-09-09