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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
34155 Botha Daniel Blignaut D B Constable 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div SAP 1939-09-23
34156 Botha Daniel Blignaut E H Lance Sergeant 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div SAP 1996-02-23
48927 Botha Abraham A Seaman SADF 1963-03-24
48928 Botha Johannes Jesajus J J Rifleman SADF 1977-01-17
48929 Botha Henry André H A Second Lieutenant SADF 1963-10-15
2191 Botes Adrian Jacobus A J Private South African Railway Operating Company Railway Defence Rifle Club UDF 1914-11-06
43381 Botes Manie M Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) SADF 1974-08-07
2189 Boswell Louis Frank William L F W Chief Engine Room Artificer South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Treern UDF 1944-11-14
2186 Bosward Frank Cardigan F C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-26
2178 Bosman Arnold John A J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th S.A. Armd. Div. UDF 1944-09-16
29511 Bosch Egbert Emanuel E E Staff Sergeant 44 Squadron UDF 1948-06-14
48925 Borthwick Michael Robert M R Lieutenant SADF 1985-03-28
29505 Bornman Frederick Willem F W Corporal 4 Field Regiment SADF 1958-04-08
38966 Bornman Hermanus Johannes H J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1970-12-04
49274 Borchers Rolf R Captain 104 Air Commando Squadron SADF 1983-09-01
48646 Booysen J A Lance Corporal Cape Corps SADF 1981-12-11
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail S I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 3 M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-04-16
2066 Bontis Louis George L G Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-07-10
2063 Bonner Gordon Percy G P Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-18
29489 Bongoza Michael Mxolisi M M Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 35 Squadron (Army) SANDF 1996-10-10
2050 Bonane Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-08-20
2033 Bold Andrew Thomas A T Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1945-06-24
49722 Boland Patrick Matthew P M Signaller Northern Transvaal Command Signal Unit SADF 1978-04-15
2001 Blyth Wilfred Ernest Hill W E H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 89th Squadron UK 1918-04-22
1996 Blumrick Wilfred Richard W R Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10
1992 Blumberg Max M Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-08-25
1987 Bloxam Richard William R W Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-05-09
1985 Blour Pieter P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-02
1936 Blauws Frederick F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-25
1918 Blanckenberg John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-29
1790 Bierman Hendrik Engelhardt H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 13 Field Coy. UDF 1943-08-31
1757 Bezuidenhout Gert G Private Mounted Commandos Graaff-Reinet Commando UDF 1915-02-13
1765 Bezuidenhout Jan J Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-04-10
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah J Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-17
29430 Bezuidenhout Coenraad Jacobus C J Rifleman 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 UDF 1943-03-06
29415 Bester Barend Gabriel B G Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-08-22
1669 Bertenshaw Alfred A Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-09-14
1651 Berry Carel Johannes C J Private Reserve Brigade 9th Bn. UDF 1944-09-17
29407 Berman Ofer O Flight Lieutenant (raised to Captain posthumously) Israeli Defence Forces Air Force IDF 1980-10-08
48924 Bergh Jan Carl J C Staff Sergeant SADF 1986-05-10
1594 Bennett Kenneth Collier K C Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-28
29398 Ben-Atar Neil N Private Israeli Defence Forces Paratroop brigade IDF 1986-06-16
1525 Bellamy Paul Neville P N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 45th Survey Coy. UDF 1944-10-02
1509 Bell Michael M Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-20
29387 Bekker Hendrik Jacobus H J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Eastern Transvaal Provost Unit SADF 1989-09-02
34062 Bekker Anton Pieter A P Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1986-12-03
34061 Bekiso L Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1985-07-31
1462 Behr Hyman Aaron H A Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-02-08