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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 7,471 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
5352 De La Rey Susanna M S M Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-20
5353 De Lange Adriaan Jacobus A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-07-31
5361 De Lange S J B W Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-07-26
43140 De Lange P G Constable South African Police Service 2018-11-08
5379 De Montille Maxime Marius M M Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-03
5382 De Nysschen Theodoris Adrian T A Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-03
5388 De Reuck S J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-03-30
5395 De Smidt J B Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-10-30
5396 De Smidt Johannes W J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-05-03
5399 De Swardt J P W Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-14
5401 De Vantier B E Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-09
5416 De Villiers George G Private South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1943-03-03
5418 De Villiers Gideon Silcius Valkenburg G S V Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-29
5422 De Villiers J Izak J I Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-04
5424 De Villiers Jure Le Roux J L R Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-29
5437 De Villiers Lieutenant South African Service Corps UDF 1914-08-04
30023 De Villiers Stefan S South African Infantry Corps Air Defence School SADF 1974-01-01
5446 De Vos John Henry J H Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st/7th Bn. 1918-08-02
34436 De Vos Jan Hertzog D D Detective Sergeant South African Police Cape Town 1986-12-11
5450 De Vries N Private Hartigan's Horse 1914-08-04
5454 De Waal Jakobus J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-04
5456 De Waal M Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-05
5465 De Wet J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-27
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-01-18
34438 De Wet Fiona F C J Constable South African Police Cape Town 1990-11-19
34439 De Wet Fiona F D H Constable South African Police Cape Town 1988-12-01
34440 De Wet Fiona F J M Captain South African Police Service Gauteng 2005-09-26
5472 De Wet-Vos Cornelius Christiaan C C Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-01-10
5477 De Witt Christiaan Jacobus C J Corporal South African Pay Corps UDF 1947-11-22
34441 De Witt Fiona F E Lance Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1989-11-30
5486 Deane Edward Albert E A Lance Bombardier Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-12
5488 Deane Harold MacHernie H M Driver South African Engineer Corps 35 Works Coy. UDF 1941-02-26
5492 Dearries D Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-06
5504 Degenaar Johannes P. J P Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
5505 Degenaar Nicolaas Johannes N J Private Mounted Regiment, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-08-06
5506 Deighton Cyril Edward C E Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1947-11-29
5511 Delaporte John Francis J F Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 1940-12-20
5513 Deley Richard R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-04-18
5514 Delgada A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-16
5521 Dell Rodney Lex R L Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Adriat UDF 1943-03-24
5523 Della-Rosa J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-24
5524 Dellis Peter A P A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-08
5531 Demas Anthony A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-15
5536 Dempers J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-24
5545 Denchfield John Edward J E Sergeant East African Reconnaissance Regiment UDF 1945-04-03
5556 Dennis J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-20
5560 Dennis Sinkala S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1946-06-27
39208 Dennis Barry Maurice B M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1967-07-03
5564 Denny Leonard George L G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 133rd Bde. 1917-04-21
5566 Denny Robert Poole R P Lieutenant South African Irish 1st UDF 1940-12-18