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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
6006 Dreyer Gustav G Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-01
6015 Dreyer Thomas Frederick T F Sergeant South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1943-04-12
34523 Dreyer Willem H F W H F Constable South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1991-01-14
6016 Dreyfus R Private Unknown Unit 1914-08-04
6031 Drummond John Hughes J H Captain Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-01-30
42787 Dryden J C Lieutenant Colonel South African Police Service 2011-12-02
6040 Drysdale George Shepherd G S Gunner Royal Field Artillery R.A. Tank Corps Command Depot 1918-10-22
42666 Du Bruin D J B Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-07-23
6049 Du Plessis Andries Petrus Johannes A P J Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-16
6050 Du Plessis A W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-24
6054 Du Plessis C J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-28
6056 Du Plessis D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-04
6059 Du Plessis Frans Jacob F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 33 Works Coy. UDF 1941-04-09
6060 Du Plessis Francis P F P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1943-04-10
6062 Du Plessis Gert G Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
6063 Du Plessis Gert Johannes G J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-11
6065 Du Plessis Gert Petrus G P Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-25
6066 Du Plessis Hendrik H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-24
6069 Du Plessis Hendrik J H J Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-21
6070 Du Plessis H W Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-10-06
6082 Du Plessis J J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-08-04
6087 Du Plessis Laurance Erasmus L E Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-21
6091 Du Plessis Matthew Cornelius M C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-10
6093 Du Plessis N J Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-01-01
6098 Du Plessis Petrus J J P J J Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-03
6106 Du Plessis Tommy T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-03
42391 Du Plessis R C Constable South African Police Service 2001-05-11
43388 Du Plessis J R Constable South African Police SA Police COIN (Counter Insurgency) Unit 1985-08-09
6113 Du Plooy F Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-11-26
34546 Du Plooy Nicolaas Johannes Mara Henn N J M H Sergeant South African Police Umtata 1994-12-27
6116 Du Pont Frank F Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-10
6117 Du Pont M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-18
6120 Du Preez Adraan Hendrick A H Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-10-10
6121 Du Preez A H Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-06-25
6128 Du Preez Daniel G J D G J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-05-15
6145 Du Preez J L Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-09-25
6158 Du Preez William M W M Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-30
34550 Du Preez Gerhard J G J Lance Sergeant South African Police Humansdorp 1992-08-13
39258 Du Preez Theunis Johannes T J Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-09-14
6159 Du Raan Reynier Adriaan R A Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 8th Bn. UDF 1944-04-14
43303 Du Rand C J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2023-06-09
34558 Du Randt Neville G N G Warrant Officer South African Police South West Africa Division 1980-11-21
42742 Du Randt M H Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-07-23
6180 Du Toit Hendrik Petrus Jacobus H P J Private Military Labour Corps 1917-09-20
6181 Du Toit John J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-06-14
6184 Du Toit Johannes Frederik J F Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-31
6186 Du Toit Johan George Wilhelmus J G W Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-11
6187 Du Toit J H Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-29
6196 Du Toit Klaas K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-04
6202 Du Toit Petrus Gerhardus P G Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 1941-05-02