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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 7,466 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
3906 Clark J A Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-03-27
3910 Clark Leslie Gordon L G Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1945-07-31
39141 Clark Anthony Victor A V Warrent Officer II Rhodesian Artillery B Trp, 1 Field Regiment RSF 1978-06-08
39144 Clark Thomas T Warrent Officer II RSF 1979-08-24
3925 Clarke Desmond Douglas Preston D D P Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-05-30
3963 Clayden Anthony Richard A R Sub-Lieutenant (A) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Grebe. UK 1942-12-14
3975 Cleary Raymond Thomas R T Fireman Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy) H.M.S. Mersey 1944-03-11
3989 Cleophas Gidlana G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-01-12
3997 Clifford Frederick James F J Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-04-09
4010 Clingen James J Private Claremont Defence Rifle Association Outpost Duty Simonstown 1918-10-12
4017 Cloete A Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
4020 Cloete F Private Cape Corps UDF 1946-07-05
4034 Cloete J Trooper 5th Mounted Brigade 2nd Troop, "C" Squadron 1919-01-01
4039 Cloete Joseph John J J Driver Royal Corps of Signals (Corps) UK 1940-02-02
42730 Cloete C E Student Constable SAPS 2011-05-22
4049 Clophas F Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-21
39151 Clothia Suleman Ahmed S A Colour Sergeant Rhodesia Defence Regiment A Coy, 1st Battalion RSF 1978-10-28
4060 Clulow Moses M Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1917-05-16
4067 Coan Walter F W F Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-09
4070 Coaton William H W H Captain South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-09
4082 Cochrane George D G D Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1947-05-11
4085 Cochrane V A Sergeant Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1947-01-27
4102 Cocklin Gideon Peter G P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 35 Water Supply Coy. UDF 1940-11-08
34331 Cockrell Martin A J M A J Constable 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1987-09-03
29783 Coertzen Hengene Anton H A Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 61 Base Workshop SADF 1970-01-22
4112 Coetser J F E Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-01-05
4115 Coetzee Abraham Johannes A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1940-10-13
4150 Coetzee Johannes Jacobus Rabie J J R Captain Military Magistrate UDF 1918-10-31
4152 Coetzee Johannes Naude J N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 10 Field Coy. UDF 1941-01-06
4157 Coetzee M C Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-24
4164 Coetzee Petrus J A K P J A K Corporal Pretoria Highlanders UDF 1941-07-29
4171 Coetzee Wessel M W M Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-04-29
29796 Coetzee Jan Karel Erasmus J K E Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 3 Aatw SADF 1993-12-22
34341 Coetzee Jaco J Pietermaritzburg SAP 2003-08-29
42774 Coetzee C J Warrant Officer SAPS 2011-10-16
4179 Coetzer Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-04
29810 Coetzer Lukas Cornelis Johannes L C J Private Executive Outcomes SADF 1994-04-02
34350 Coetzer Johannes Jacobus J J Inspector Pietermaritzburg SAPS 2001-11-28
4210 Coker Aubrey Ronald Earl A R E Lieutenant Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. General List UK 1945-02-07
4245 Colin Felix Augustus F A Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1917-05-03
38429 Collcutt James Edwin J E Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police RSF 1977-01-23
29818 Collier Michael John M J Cpowea Royal Navy HMS Glasgow UK 1986-02-25
4282 Collins John Harry J H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. UK 1916-09-07
4297 Collyer John Johnston J J Major General General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-02
4320 Combrink Stefanus P S P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-02
4345 Conders T Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
4346 Condie William W Air Sergeant 24 Squadron UDF 1946-05-09
4348 Conlon Samuel Patrick S P Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1942-07-15
4353 Connelly Thomas Patrick T P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-21
39601 Conradie Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3 Independent Company UDF 1915-06-25