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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
13207 Lee Harry H Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-02-13
13210 Lee J D Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-29
13212 Lee John Muirhead J M Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-29
13219 Lee Solomon S Warrant Officer Class I General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-19
13223 Leeba Paulus P Private South African Native Labour Corps 36th Bn. UDF 1918-07-14
40829 Leendert Jans Johannes J J Rifleman Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion 1979-06-01
40837 Lees Alan Christopher A C Private Rhodesian Army Support Unit 1979-08-04
13238 Leeuw Jack J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-09
13240 Leeuwskieter Piet P Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-10
43298 Lefaka K A Constable South African Police Service 2023-05-08
13247 Lefrere Vincent Louis V L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-11-03
42713 Legodi E Constable South African Police Service 2011-03-21
13260 Legwale John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-30
13269 Lehnberg Mary Ann Dewing M A D Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1943-06-11
42982 Lehola J L Constable South African Police Service 2014-09-24
13275 Leigh Norman William N W Sergeant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-12-26
13281 Leitch James Glass J G Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Bn. 1916-09-09
13282 Leitch Samuel Rodney S R Sergeant East African Military Labour Corps 1942-04-19
43054 Lekala M M Constable South African Police Service 2016-03-02
13287 Lekalakala G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-06-07
42690 Lekalakala F S Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2010-11-28
42932 Lekalake L S Captain South African Police Service 2013-12-05
13293 Lekgade K Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
13312 Lemmer Cornelius Jacobus C J Pupil Air Gunner South African Air Force UDF 1945-03-03
13315 Lemmer Hermanus Richard H R Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-05-09
13317 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-25
13318 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-20
42574 Lempe M P Inspector South African Police Service 2009-08-02
13321 Lenk Isak I Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-22
13322 Lennon John William J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-06-12
13326 Lennox James J Warrant Officer Class II South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-10-25
13328 Lennox Rex Rushworth R R Lance Corporal Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1944-01-05
13329 Lenoury John Thomas J T Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-08-13
43010 Lentsoane M L Sergeant South African Police Service 2015-03-15
13337 Lenz William Frederick W F Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop UDF 1943-08-29
13339 Leo Sydney Samuel S S Rifleman St. Helena Volunteer Rifles 1942-04-10
13344 Leonard J Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-09
39595 Leonards Clive Patrick C P Private Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1st Battalion 1978-02-26
42838 Lepaaku S R Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2012-08-13
42938 Lephogole T G Constable South African Police Service 2014-01-03
41009 Lepolisa Nicodemus N Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section UDF 1915-09-14
43007 Lepota R C Reserve Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2015-03-04
13360 Lesa Chuma C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-11-06
13361 Lesaane Koos K Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-11
13365 Lesch Frederick Stephanus F S Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-15
13366 Lesejane Solomon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-21
13401 Leslie Leslie Francis Ellington L F E Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st 1917-08-20
13408 Lessing Andries A Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-03-15
13409 Lessing Andries Jacobus Stefanus A J S Trooper South African Horse Van Tonder's Horse UDF 1915-05-31
13420 Letebele Andreas A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-03