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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
42873 Lubisi G J Constable South African Police Service 2013-01-10
13993 Lucas A W Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Donkin UDF 1943-05-28
13996 Lucas Edward William Robertson E W R Chief Engineman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Disa UDF 1939-10-04
13999 Lucas Ivan Theodore I T Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 223 Sqdn. 1942-06-27
14003 Lucas J P C Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1942-12-13
14010 Ludditt Muriel G M G Air Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1946-06-22
14012 Ludick Henry H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-05
14018 Lues J W Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-07-01
14020 Lugg Cyril Trevor C T Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-12-11
14028 Lumley Alfred John Edward A J E Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-01-15
14030 Lumley William R W R Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-01-16
14040 Luneta Kayonbo K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-12-02
42974 Lungwazi N Constable South African Police Service 2014-07-26
14041 Lunn Gilbert Alfred G A Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd/6th Bn. 1918-10-15
14042 Lupenga Phiri P Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1941-03-13
14052 Lusale Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-12-06
42836 Lushaba S R Lieutenant South African Police Service 2012-08-07
14061 Luveve Constable (Special) British South African Police 1942-10-20
14072 Lyall Walter Carnagie W C Captain Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-28
14077 Lynch Arthur John A J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-11-17
14079 Lynch Clifford John C J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 27 Sqdn. UDF 1945-09-19
14085 Lynch William James W J Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-08-01
14086 Lyne Edward Augustus E A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-09-04
14089 Lyness Frederick Bingham F B Sergeant South African Tank Corps 5th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1940-12-01
14095 Lyon James Gordon J G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-25
14096 Lyon John Glamis J G Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1942-04-27
14099 Lyon Robert R Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Bn. 1917-03-17
14102 Lyons Joseph Benjamin J B Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
14103 Lyons Robert Hugh R H Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-01-17
14107 Lyttle Claude Edward Wilson C E W Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1945-08-13
14111 Lyttleton-Lambert Neville Frederick N F Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1947-02-06
41049 M'pamoce Paul P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1914-08-04
43172 MABAPA M S Colonel South African Police Service 2019-10-17
43246 MADONSELA M S Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2021-10-05
43179 MAGASHA S A Captain South African Police Service 2019-11-23
43153 MAHLANGU M Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2019-04-08
43216 MAKGAREETSA M J Sergeant South African Police Service 2020-11-30
43225 MAKGOBA M E Sergeant South African Police Service 2021-03-23
43174 MAKHATHINI R M Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2019-11-03
43178 MAKHUZENI M B Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2019-11-23
43249 MANQELE B Detective Typist South African Police Service 2021-10-20
43252 MARIVATE B N Colonel South African Police Service 2021-12-30
43253 MARX P A Captain South African Police Service 2022-01-09
41035 MASAGWINI or MASINGEVINI James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Supplies UDF 1916-02-20
43219 MASANGO S A Constable South African Police Service 2021-02-11
43165 MASIMULA N E Constable South African Police Service 2019-07-13
43193 MASWANGANYI T S Major General South African Police Service 2013-06-18
43160 MATHABATHA M A Constable South African Police Service 2019-06-16
43185 MATJIE O I Captain South African Police Service 2020-01-17
43254 MAZIBUKO P S Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2022-02-03