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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 1,523 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
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
48755 Basson W A Trooper South West African Territory Force 202 Battalion 1984-11-21
38362 Bashford David Patrick D P Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-12-24
1183 Barr Iden Everden I E Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1940-04-18
1178 Barnier John Norman J N Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 10 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-29
1139 Barnes Archie A Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-15
1142 Barnes Christopher Wedderburn Stephen C W S Private South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-01-07
1084 Barendse Frederick John F J Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-11-25
1070 Barbour Robert Burns R B Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 11th Bn. Reserve Bde. UDF 1943-12-24
38904 Barber Nicholas Edward Swannell N E S Lance Corporal Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1979-02-07
1059 Barandze Jan J Gunner South African Artillery 1 Bty. UDF 1941-12-30
29333 Bantjies Jan Gerrit J G Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-12-07
1046 Bannink William Robert W R Private Central Army Training Depot, S.A.Forces UDF 1941-05-13
1045 Bannau George Egbird G E Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-12-21
1026 Bandla Philemon P Sergeant Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-31
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-24
995 Ballantyne William Douglas W D Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 2 Mobile General Workshops UDF 1945-05-22
977 Baldwin Claude Loraine C L Captain Royal Air Force 30th Sqdn. 1918-11-05
38897 Baldwin Jeffrey Linton J L Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1972-06-24
970 Bal James J Pack Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-06-25
48625 Baggott Joseph Spedding J S Gunner South African Artillery School of Artillery 1974-08-23
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
819 Ayton John Hal Brown J H B Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-07-19
812 Ayliff Fred Butler F B Driver Australian Field Artillery 1st Bde. 1915-04-06
805 Avern-Taplin Horace H Private 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1914-08-22
803 Auths Evan John E J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-24
742 Atkins Thomas Albert T A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces Railway Regt. UDF 1940-11-03
735 Astle Joseph John J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1942-12-06
48629 Ashker Stephen Robert S R Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion 1984-08-23
708 Ashburner Errol Forbes E F Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-08-06
698 Arries Nicholas N Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st S.A. Div. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-20
642 Arendse Gadien Abass G A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-15
635 Arends Pieter P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 21 (S.A.A.F.) Sqdn UDF 1941-10-20
629 Arendorf Frederick Jacobus J F J J Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 102 Battalion UDF 1944-10-13
615 April Mbizo M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-26
556 Angus Alexander A Engineman Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Ameer." 1916-03-18
549 Aneck-Hahn Paul Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-07-12
504 Anderson William J W J Captain East African Medical Service 1917-08-26
41384 Amm William Raymond Stanton W R S Colour Sergeant Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. 3rd Regt. 1944-03-17
48759 Ambrosuis A H Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion 1985-05-07
405 Allister Ian Henderson I H Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Bde. UDF 1941-03-19
387 Allenberg William W Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-03-17
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
359 Allchin Samuel Arthur S A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
317 Alexander Henry Peter H P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-19