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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

DOAS — Died on active service 7,461 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
33024 Smith Pieter Joachim P J Rifleman South African Army 40 Sqdn. SADF 1993-09-14
37670 Smith Lourens L South African Police Fauresmith 1997-02-22
37671 Smith Lourens R O Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1995-11-17
40369 Smith John Eric D G Trooper Selous Scouts 7 Sqdn. 1950-01-01
40370 Smith George G Vedette Internal Affairs 7 Sqdn. 1979-03-11
23653 Smith-Bender John Peter J P Sergeant UDF 1944-11-09
33028 Smolin Steven A S A Private 35 Sqdn. SADF 1979-10-10
23662 Smuts Charles Lawton C L Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Training Depot Station 1918-04-23
23663 Smuts Catharina Petronella C P Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1946-05-25
23666 Smuts P J A Sergeant South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1942-05-30
42869 Snell Q C Constable South African Police Service 2012-12-01
23684 Snow Harold Robert H R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-01-01
23687 Snyer John J Private UDF 1941-08-18
23697 Snyman Paul Stephanus P S Sergeant UDF 1942-05-13
23698 Snyman S J Sergeant South African Internment Corps 1946-09-08
37674 Snyman Deon D South African Police Fauresmith 1981-06-12
37677 Snyman Theunis Christoffel T C South African Police Fauresmith 1978-11-18
23705 Soar Arthur Edward A E Sergeant UDF 1944-04-06
37678 Sobekwa Theunis Christoffel M M Constable South African Police Fauresmith 1998-03-13
42626 Sobetwa K Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-04-08
37679 Sobhuza Theunis Christoffel S M Constable South African Police Fauresmith 1993-04-01
42777 Sobikwa V E Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-10-24
23709 Soda Finasi F Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1945-11-09
23711 Soderlund William Neil Gerhard W N G Captain UDF 1947-12-29
23712 Soetland John J Private UDF 1944-02-07
23714 Soetwater Koenraad K Private UDF 1944-07-02
41382 Sogana Caswell C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-04
42684 Sokoso M Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2010-10-23
42773 Sokupa S Constable South African Police Service 2011-10-15
23721 Solabala Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-03-06
23725 Soll Arthur Edward A E Sergeant UDF 1947-10-01
23734 Solomon Emmanuel E Corporal UDF 1941-08-17
23743 Solomon J Sapper UDF 1942-01-09
33048 Solomon Marc Stephen M S Lance Corporal South African Army 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-08-23
23759 Solomons Abel A Private UDF 1943-02-28
23760 Solomons Christian C Private UDF 1944-06-26
23766 Solomons W J Private UDF 1942-09-17
42832 Somana X Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-09
42475 Somdaka M M Constable South African Police Service 2008-10-28
23770 Somdyala W Private UDF 1943-04-18
41383 Somed David D Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-11-09
42835 Sonjani L Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-30
42640 Sophile D M Reserve Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-05-09
42882 Soqho M Constable South African Police Service 2013-02-22
37699 Southern David D Corporal Transvaal Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1911-07-15
23807 Southgate V B Gunner 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-28
43036 Sowambi X Sergeant South African Police Service 2015-09-06
37700 Spang Johan J South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1994-08-27
33053 Spangenberg Leonardus Dirk Hugo L D H Corporal South African Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-06-02
41243 Sparks Michael M Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1975-05-19