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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
37701 Sparrow Johan J J Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1988-10-21
23840 Speek Jacob J Private UDF 1942-02-02
23843 Speelman Tom T Private UDF 1946-05-25
37702 Speelman Johan J J Detective Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1990-02-21
23844 Speers T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-10
40384 Speight Trevor John T J Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1979-07-18
37703 Spekboom Johan Special Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1991-03-30
23855 Spence Katharine Christian Gordon K C G Aircraftwoman 1st Class Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service 1945-01-28
23871 Spencer Wallace Keedwell W K Quartermaster Serjeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-06-12
23877 Sphere D Private UDF 1942-03-07
23882 Spies Paul Stephanus P S Corporal UDF 1945-12-28
23893 Spogter Moos M Private UDF 1942-02-14
23930 St. Julian M A L Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-08-08
37708 Stander Melgeorg J M J South African Police Gauteng 1993-07-26
37709 Stander Nico J N J Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1998-02-08
37710 Stander Patrick P Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1991-01-25
33072 Standers Joey J Sergeant "B" Coy. SADF 1992-04-11
23959 Standish Eric Charles E C Private Australian Infantry A.C.M.F. 9 Trg. Bn. 1942-07-24
33073 Standton Joey D I Sapper "B" Coy. SADF 1970-01-01
23968 Stanford J M Private South African Police 1947-12-30
33074 Stanley Keith Henry K H Private Sams Mili "B" Coy. 1981-06-07
37712 Stanley Aubrey Benjamin A B Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1997-09-20
23990 Stanton J Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
23991 Stanton Royden Ross R R Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 1918-10-18
23994 Stapelberg Hendrik Jacob Hermanus H J H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-15
24003 Staples Ullyn James Lloyd U J L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1941-12-02
24007 Starck Percy William John P W J Flight Sergeant UDF 1943-12-23
24019 Stayne Roger Thomas R T Second Lieutenant UDF 1941-11-12
24027 Steele Ewen E Able Seaman H.M.S.A.S. Southern Sea UDF 1943-10-05
24031 Steele Hugh Malcolm H M Private British South African Police 1916-05-28
24034 Steele James Cook J C Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn. 1945-04-10
24044 Steenkamp D T N Corporal UDF 1941-12-21
24046 Steenkamp Johannes C J C Corporal UDF 1943-09-10
24050 Steenkamp Jan Jacobus J J Private UDF 1946-01-06
24054 Steenkamp Sussie S Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1943-10-02
24063 Steere G Air Mechanic UDF 1942-12-15
24064 Stefano Munda M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1947-02-03
37722 Stegmann Peter Adriaan P A South African Police Riot Unit 6 1994-12-25
24071 Stein Albert A Trooper Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 50th 1943-07-19
24077 Steinhobel E H F Pupil Pilot UDF 1942-12-26
24085 Stephen Labourer UDF 1917-05-01
24093 Stephen Labamba L Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-02-12
40389 Stephen Norman David S Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-09-01
24099 Stephens H E Corporal South African Railway Services 1918-05-28
24111 Stephenson Thomas Percival T P Lance Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-03-18
24115 Sterling Attie A Private UDF 1944-09-24
24117 Sterrenberg William Henry W H Private UDF 1945-01-02
24120 Steveni Richard Henshall R H Bombardier UDF 1944-08-02
24121 Stevens A Rifleman South African Railway Services 1917-08-11
24124 Stevens Alfred James A J Air Mechanic UDF 1941-09-07