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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 1,460 records

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Date of Death
27026 Van Sitter William Johannes W J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-12-31
33595 Van Schalkwyk Helena Suzanna Maria H S M Candidate Officer South African Medical Health Service 1981-08-18
33587 Van Rooyen Lionel L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1981-07-10
33588 Van Rooyen Nicolaas Mostert Hofmeyer Van Der Spuy N M H V D S Private South West African Territory Force 1978-11-24
33589 Van Rooyen Rudi R Private South African Ordnance Service Corps 1990-12-11
33562 Van Papendorp BURGERT van DYK B v D Private South African Infantry Corps 1978-10-28
33561 Van Noordwyk Charles Henry Janse C H J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1977-05-26
26878 Van Niekerk Alexander Antonie A A Captain South African Air Force 1943-11-13
26897 Van Niekerk Ivan Claude I C Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-07-11
33546 Van Niekerk Deon D Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1985-03-07
33548 Van Niekerk Dawid Lambert D L Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1984-01-24
33554 Van Niekerk Martin Johannes Lodewyk Kruger M J L K Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1981-10-15
33559 Van Niekerk William Faul W F Scout South African Intelligence Corps 1988-08-24
38056 Van Niekerk Johannes Petrus Eygelaar J P E Constable South African Police 1948-01-03
26863 Van Lillie D Conductor South African Service Corps 1914-09-20
33534 Van Jaarsveld Pieter Paul P P Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1973-02-07
26822 Van Heerden Francois F Sergeant Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1941-04-03
33514 Van Heerden Bruce Albert B A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1991-08-03
33519 Van Heerden Jan Adriaan Smit J A S Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1973-11-03
38035 Van Heerden Schalk Willem S W 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 1939-07-31
33508 Van Eeden GABRIEL De WET P F Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1983-08-31
26752 Van Der Westhuizen Nicolas A (nico) N A Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-11-03
33483 Van Der Westhuizen Christiaan Hendrik C H Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1977-06-26
33494 Van Der Westhuizen Johannes Daniel J D Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1981-03-28
33495 Van Der Westhuizen Pieter P South African Air Force 1988-12-07
26712 Van Der Walt Hendrik Johannes H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1917-11-07
26698 Van Der Spuy Sybrandt Johannes S J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-02-16
37983 Van Der Sandt Deon D Constable South African Police 1986-08-12
14730 Van Der Poel Cornelius Abraham C A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1964-01-24
37982 Van Der Mescht Gabriel Johannes G J 2nd Class Sergeant South African Police 1939-05-12
26646 Van Der Merwe Johannes Lodewikus Andrias J L A Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-06-29
33449 Van Der Merwe Dawid Schalk D S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1984-09-19
33464 Van Der Merwe Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1989-04-02
37960 Van Der Merwe Daan P D P Constable South African Police 1947-11-10
37961 Van Der Merwe Daan P F J Constable South African Police 1955-05-28
33440 Van Der Leeuw Norman Cecil N C Sapper 5 Military Works Unit 1987-02-27
40507 Van Der Heever Johannes Evert J E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1968-04-30
33406 Van Den Dool Terence T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1984-01-22
26521 Van Breda Charles Frederick C F Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-05-04
26496 Van As Benjamin Nicholaas Johannes B N J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-05-02
26490 Van Aardt Johannes Petrus Steyn J P S Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1940-08-07
33371 Uys Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1977-03-25
25692 Tyndall Douglas Montagu D M Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-06-18
33356 Tyelingane Leonard Jongiziswe M C Major SA Army 1998-11-14
25676 Twynam John J Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1914-11-30
41716 Twycross Robert De Burg Riordan R D B R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1959-10-14
25664 Twala Jockey J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-09
33347 Turner Albert Nicolaas A N Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 1994-06-26
41278 Turner Laurence Williams L W Acting Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1974-07-11
25624 Tuohy Thomas T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1915-05-25