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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

DIS — Died of disease 6,007 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
33013 Smith George Dougles G D Private South African Medical Corps 85 Combat Flying School UDF 1928-08-21
33018 Smith Joachim Elais Petrus J E P Private Special Service Battalion "B" Coy. UDF 1936-11-19
33020 Smith Joseph Rudolph Gideon J R G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 25 Field Squadron UDF 1935-07-17
41400 Smith John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
41583 Smith Wynand Willem W W Union Defence Forces AFB Waterkloof SADF 1962-03-30
23375 Smit Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-21
23376 Smit Christian Johannes C J Private Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Roberts Heights Depot Coy. UDF 1918-10-19
23381 Smit David Jacob D J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
23383 Smit Fred Johannes F J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-03-18
23388 Smit Hendrik H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-12-11
23392 Smit Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section UDF 1917-04-15
23408 Smit Rulf R Driver South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1916-11-02
23409 Smit Rubin Gerhardus Kruiwagen R G K Air Mechanic South African Air Force 58 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-29
32984 Smit Abraham Johannes Nicholas A J N Sergeant South African Catering Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-07-16
32995 Smit Hartmut Wilfried J J Warrant Officer Class I SA Army Mess 12 SANDF 1998-10-29
37653 Smit Hans Jacob H J Constable South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1918-12-05
37654 Smit Johannes Antonie J A Constable South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1918-11-10
37655 Smit Jacob Johannes J J Warrant Officer South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1976-10-07
23371 Smidt Barend Daniel B D Gunner 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 10th Bn. UDF 1943-11-27
41242 Smee Peter Noel P N Captain Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1970-10-01
23369 Smedley Keith Gordon K G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
23366 Smart Robert R Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1918-11-27
23355 Small Corneluis Johannes Petrus C J P Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-12-12
23358 Small William W Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. 1918-11-08
23352 Smalberger Hermanus Barend H B Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1917-02-24
23336 Slingers John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-06-20
23332 Slinger Johannes Petrus J P Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-02-15
23311 Slacka Joseph J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-27
23310 Slack Douglas Lockhart D L Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1916-10-17
23301 Slabbert Barend Johannes B J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1917-07-02
23302 Slabbert Daniel Jacobus D J Gunner South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-01-25
23300 Slabber Martin Nicholaas M N Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1941-07-02
23298 Skosana Willie W Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-10
22564 Skipo Samuel S Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-07-20
39177 Skidmore John J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers 1st Battalion UDF 1921-09-22
37636 Skene James Blakemore J B Constable South African Police 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div 1918-10-20
23284 Skea Harry Charles H C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-26
23277 Siwisa Soyikwa S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-02
23276 Siwata Longone L Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-06-30
23274 Sivewright William John (stevie) W J Captain South African Air Force UDF 1943-09-08
23273 Sivertsen Arthur A Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-12-30
23271 Situngu Alfred Habi A H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-15
23256 Sitole Bantubanke B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-05
23259 Sitole George G Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-06-06
23267 Sitole Moitsha M Driver Military Labour Corps attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1917-03-18
23252 Sitlangyoma John J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-21
23251 Sitlabe Frans F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-02-06
23250 Sitimela David D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-19
23249 Sitifano Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-05-12
23240 Sishebe Andries A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-15