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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 1,584 records

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Options list values that appear for this cause. The unit list shows the most common units — pick a regiment to see every unit in that regiment. Combine filters freely — for example KIA + SADF + 1987.

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
23971 Stanhope Charles O'hair C O Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-05-03
23967 Stanford John Eric Fieldhouse J E F Private Regiment President Steyn UDF 1942-06-12
33071 Stander Petrus Llewellyn P L Private Special Services Battalion "B" Coy. UDF 1937-11-03
23943 Stagman Joseph Richard Huskisson J R H Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-06-01
23927 St. Dare George Henry G H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4/6th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-12-12
23892 Spogter Jacobus J Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-11-15
23872 Spendu Josiah J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-04-18
23854 Spence John William J W Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-14
40382 Sparkes David D Colour Sergeant Grey Scouts 1st Battalion RSF 1980-02-07
48783 Spangenberg W J J Rifleman 44 Parachute Regiment 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1989-10-27
23822 Spandiel Appolis A Private Cape Corps 6th Bn. UDF 1945-05-05
37693 Sono M D Constable Eastern Cape SAP 1963-11-23
23739 Solomon Isaac I Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-08-03
23744 Solomon Joe J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-02-03
23669 Snashall Douglas Arthur D A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-11-30
41080 Smonse Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-07-17
23449 Smith Cecil George C G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment UDF 1945-07-12
23451 Smith Cecil George Powell C G P Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1942-02-24
23545 Smith John Alexander Carswell J A C Corporal Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-14
23591 Smith Percival Norman P N Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-07-09
23625 Smith Verdun Lennox V L Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-12-24
33008 Smith Charles Alexander Peter C A P Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1978-08-01
33012 Smith Frederik Johannes F J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SADF 1978-10-28
38786 Smith David Herbert D H Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1978-08-03
40377 Smith Stella Mary Beatrice S M B Rhodesian Women's Services School of Infantry RSF 1976-02-09
41248 Smith Gerald Frederick L G Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1972-03-03
48986 Smith George James G J Lieutenant SADF 1963-08-08
49395 Smith J Trooper Border Mounted Rifles COLONIAL 1901-09-17
32998 Smit Martin Johannes M J Sapper 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1981-05-06
33000 Smit Rudolph Jacobus R J Second Lieutenant 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1995-06-17
37650 Smit Frans Gysbert F G Constable Traffic Police SAP 1950-10-21
49271 Smit Dean D Lieutenant 85 Combat Flying School SADF 2000-08-29
32982 Small Johannes George Christiaan J G C Able Bodied Seaman South African Navy (Corps) Ysterplaat Flt SADF 1968-10-26
40367 Small THOMAS McLEOD T M Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 2 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1978-12-23
23349 Smal Hermanus Christoffel H C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-11-11
23333 Slinger Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-10
23297 Skosana Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-01
37637 Skosana Hamilton H Constable 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div SAP 1946-10-21
37638 Skosana Hamilton M I Sergeant Mpumalanga SAPS 2005-11-25
37639 Skosana Hamilton M T Constable Mpumalanga SAP 1998-09-29
37640 Skosana Hamilton V S Constable Mpumalanga SAP 1992-07-08
40361 Skinner Christopher Simon Handel C S H Trooper Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment 1 Squadron (RSF) RSF 1976-06-15
23279 Siyabi Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-03-30
48985 Sivertsen Thomas Howard T H Captain SADF 1963-08-08
23261 Sitole Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-07-02
23269 Sitole Sikatela S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-05-09
23254 Sitola Daniel D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-10-03
23243 Sissing Cecil Claude C C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Mounted Bde. Field Amb. UDF 1915-04-14
23225 Sinyenyana John J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-06-20
23221 Singleton Arthur William A W Sergeant 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10