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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 1,586 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
7363 Forrest John J Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-01-25
7317 Forbes Donald A D A 4th Engineer S.S. Empire Wisdom (Greenock) 1943-02-26
48943 Foote Andrew Robert A R Sergeant SADF 1962-08-17
7311 Foord Joseph Ignatius J I Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-20
7298 Fogarty Thomas T Sapper South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1917-04-10
39329 Floyd Kevin James K J Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 4 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-09-22
7240 Flear Harry H Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-06-25
7209 Fitzgerald Michael Lawrence A M L A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1943-04-30
34673 Fisher Daniel Michael Frederick R J Constable 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div SAP 1983-11-29
34672 Finger Daniel Michael Frederick S S Sergeant 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div SAPS 2004-06-05
34671 Finca Daniel Michael Frederick W Constable 7 Dist (Worcester) CW Div SAP 1951-09-23
7065 Ferreira Johann Jacob J J Field Cornet Mounted Commandos Bultfontein Commando UDF 1914-11-08
30310 Ferreira Thomas Johannes T J Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-10-15
6996 Felkers William C W C Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1942-08-24
6990 Felix George Ezegbour G E Cleaner M.V. Henry Stanley (Liverpool) 1942-12-07
6986 Feldman Marcus Harold M H Flight Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1944-08-13
6931 Farrar Sir GEORGE HERBERT G H Colonel UDF 1915-05-20
30288 Farmer Leonard Arthur L A Seaman South African Navy (Corps) SAS Saldanha SADF 1974-04-03
6892 Falconer William Moir W M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 82 Workshops and Park Coy. UDF 1945-08-14
30282 Eybers Pieter Gabriel P G Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1975-05-12
6823 Evans William George W G Trooper South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1915-08-06
6786 Etsebeth Andries Abraham A A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-04-15
6751 Esau Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-05-13
6712 Erasmus Hendrick Johannes H J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-07
6727 Erasmus Titus Allan T A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-07-05
30250 Enslin Johannes Stephanus Steenkamp J S S Lieutenant 28 Squadron SADF 1964-01-01
6651 Engelbrecht Johannes Cornelius J C Trooper Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "D" Coy. UDF 1944-09-16
30241 Engelbrecht Frederick F Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-05-14
30245 Engelbrecht Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1971-12-31
41557 Engelbrecht Gert Frederik Jacobus G F J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Services School SADF 1961-10-25
6623 Emmenes Christiaan Johannes C J Private Regiment Botha - Regiment President Steyn UDF 1945-04-15
48627 Ellis Gregory Gordon G G Gunner South African Artillery School of Artillery SADF 1974-08-23
30218 Elliot Gavin Dickenson G D Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-08-18
6488 Edwards Lawrence Lyon L L Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 21 Tunnelling Coy. UDF 1944-05-21
6419 Eckley Fredrick Samuel F S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-06-13
40694 Eckard Paul Andre P A Deputy Warden British South Africa Police Special Reserve RSF 1979-10-15
30201 Eayrs Cecil James C J Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1978-04-29
6379 Eales William Derrick W D Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 10th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1941-12-24
30212 EILON (Eliastam) Mark M Master-Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Artillery IDF 1989-11-06
43385 Dywili Phuthumani Christian P C Rifleman 21 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-08-07
6349 Dyason Thomas T Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-01-08
6324 Durrant Christopher Martin C M Second Lieutenant British South African Police 1918-07-25
30191 Dunn Robert Glenn R G Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-02-05
6292 Dunkerley Rex Kenilworth R K Captain 40 Squadron UDF 1944-06-11
41479 Duffy Michael Patrick M P Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1964-09-02
6219 Duckworth William Albert W A Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 34th Coy. UDF 1918-07-16
30179 Dube M Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1993-08-18
30180 Dube Sibusiso S Corporal United Nations Monuc Mission SANDF 2008-05-23
39268 Dube Methuseli M Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 1 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-01-05
6195 Du Toit Jacobus Stephanus J S Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1942-05-04