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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
2178 Bosman Arnold John A J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 6th S.A. Armd. Div. UDF 1944-09-16
29511 Bosch Egbert Emanuel E E Staff Sergeant South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. UDF 1948-06-14
29505 Bornman Frederick Willem F W Corporal South African Artillery 4 Field Regiment SADF 1958-04-08
38966 Bornman Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1970-12-04
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail S I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 3 M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-04-16
2066 Bontis Louis George L G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-07-10
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-18
29489 Bongoza Michael Mxolisi M M Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 35 Sqdn. SANDF 1996-10-10
2050 Bonane Daniel D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-20
2033 Bold Andrew Thomas A T Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1945-06-24
2001 Blyth Wilfred Ernest Hill W E H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 89th Sqdn. 1918-04-22
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
1992 Blumberg Max M Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-08-25
1987 Bloxam Richard William R W Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-05-09
1985 Blour Pieter P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-02
1936 Blauws Frederick F Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-25
1918 Blanckenberg John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-29
1790 Bierman Hendrik Engelhardt H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 13 Field Coy. UDF 1943-08-31
1757 Bezuidenhout Gert G Private Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Graaff-Reinet Commando UDF 1915-02-13
1765 Bezuidenhout Jan J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-10
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah J Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-09-17
29430 Bezuidenhout Coenraad Jacobus C J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Regiment De la Rey SADF 1983-05-23
29422 Beukes Elias Jacobus Nicolaas E J N Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1981-03-28
1699 Bester Petrus Arnoldus Vogel P A V Private Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-06
29415 Bester Barend Gabriel B G Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-08-22
1669 Bertenshaw Alfred A Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-14
1651 Berry Carel Johannes C J Private Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 9th Bn. UDF 1944-09-17
29407 Berman Ofer O Flight Lieutenant (raised to Captain posthumously) Israeli Defence Forces Air Force 1980-10-08
1594 Bennett Kenneth Collier K C Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-28
29398 Ben-Atar Neil N Private Israeli Defence Forces Paratroop brigade 1986-06-16
1525 Bellamy Paul Neville P N Sapper South African Engineer Corps 45th Survey Coy. UDF 1944-10-02
1509 Bell Michael M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-20
29387 Bekker Hendrik Jacobus H J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Eastern Transvaal Provost Unit SADF 1989-09-02
34062 Bekker Anton Pieter A P Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1986-12-03
34061 Bekiso Willem Gerhardus L Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1985-07-31
1462 Behr Hyman Aaron H A Corporal South African Pay Corps UDF 1943-02-08
1457 Begg Gamat (george) G Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-25
34060 Beetge Willem Gerhardus W G Detective Constable South African Police 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div 1947-08-07
29376 Beech Warren Ralph W R Private 1 Military Town Management 1990-09-13
1423 Beckerleg John J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-01-31
1421 Becker Stanley Henry S H Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle UDF 1942-01-05
29372 Becker Allan Geoffrey A G Corporal South African Infantry Corps Regiment Northern Transvaal SADF 1974-11-29
1396 Beauchamp-Proctor Andrew Frederick Weatherby A F W Captain Royal Air Force 1921-06-21
1332 Baxter David McGilvany D M Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-02-01
1334 Baxter EDWARD McNEIL E M Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-28
1329 Bawden Wilfred Richard W R Stoker 2nd Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Orion UDF 1942-09-16
38363 Bathurst Arnold A Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-12-24
29198 Bate Alan Taylor A T Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 Parachute Battalion SADF 1975-11-26
1280 Basson William W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 101 Battalion UDF 1943-10-24
38362 Bashford David Patrick D P Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-12-24