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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

DISCH — Died after discharge 602 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
1137 Barnes Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-18
1146 Barnes Frank Eustace F E Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-04-19
1159 Barnes Oswald William Horace O W H Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-02
1166 Barnes Walter Samuel W S Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-07-01
1198 Barrett Henry Edwin William Cooper H E W C Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-06-27
1209 Barrow James Walter J W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-18
1219 Barry J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-12-30
1233 Barthus A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-08-13
1245 Bartman Botha B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-18
1247 Bartman James J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-05
1257 Barwell Charles Arthur Lees C A L Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-03
1294 Bateman Thomas T Chief Engine Room Artificer South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Africana UDF 1943-06-30
1338 Baxter Sam S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-02
1382 Beaton Charles C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-29
1458 Begg John J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-09-27
1549 Bender Frederick John F J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-09
1570 Benjamin J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-13
1598 Bennett R J B Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1945-07-10
1653 Berry Eric Lionel E L Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Cumberland UDF 1947-03-08
1761 Bezuidenhout H C Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-11-11
1778 Bezuidenhout Robert R Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-22
1809 Bingham J Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-29
1856 Blaauw John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-20
1858 Blaauw Stols S Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-10-26
1884 Blackmore Conrad Percival Pate C P P Sergeant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-01-15
1927 Blassoples Alexander Vivian A V Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1947-05-14
1964 Block Sydney S Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1942-07-03
1966 Bloemitje J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-08-22
1970 Blom C J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1947-11-28
2010 Bock Johny J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-16
2023 Boesak Peter P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-07
2030 Bok L Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-09
2105 Booysen David D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-27
2107 Booysen F S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-11-03
2108 Booysen George G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-01-10
2110 Booysen George B G B Stoker South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop UDF 1944-04-23
2114 Booysen J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-02-20
2123 Booysen Petrus Jacobus P J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-09
2171 Boshoff Cornelia S C S Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1945-06-27
2206 Botha Adrian A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-19
2210 Botha A J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-07-22
2219 Botha Christoffel Jacobus C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-12-06
2229 Botha Evert E Mule Driver Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-05-02
2291 Botha Willie W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-16
2305 Bothma L S Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-07-07
2332 Bouwer Jacobus J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-12-30
2350 Bowen James J Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-17
2392 Boxall Donald Philip D P Private Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1946-12-30
2421 Boyer Frederick Ernest F E Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-01-24
2429 Boyes William Maddison W M Major Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-05-20