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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
42947 Mafane L J Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2014-02-27
14454 Mafikizolo Constable British South African Police 1943-01-25
14460 Mafoking P Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-13
43015 Mafokoane M C Constable South African Police Service 2015-03-29
14464 Mafuna J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-11
39638 Mafundikwa Bernard Benias B B District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1977-09-05
41021 Magaduka Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Lichtenburg Commando UDF 1915-07-19
14475 Magagula Kamandane K Private African Pioneer Corps (H.C.T.) 1944-07-25
14483 Maganga Kalela K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 5th Bn. 1942-10-21
14494 Maggar William L W L Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-24
31486 Magina First Name Unknown S S Corporal SA Army 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1996-01-01
14502 Maginzxa R Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-07
14509 Magoma Benjamin B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-12
35576 Magudulela Sipho Maxwell S M Sergeant South African Police Jabulani Crime Prevention Unit, Soweto 1994-12-21
39644 Maguire Raymond Edwin R E Lance Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-05-14
14517 Maguwu Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-01-28
42709 Magwaza P T Constable South African Police Service 2011-02-21
43271 Magwaza A B Constable South African Police Service 2022-08-29
43084 Magxala S S Sergeant South African Police Service 2016-12-26
42757 Maharaj R C Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-09-07
14534 Mahedi J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-20
14535 Mahedi J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-04
35589 Mahlaba Ramesh M L Sergeant South African Police Mondeor Police, Gauteng 1993-07-24
35590 Mahlake Ramesh M P Sergeant South African Police Mondeor Police, Gauteng 1994-10-06
35591 Mahlako Ramesh M D Constable South African Police Service Mondeor Police, Gauteng 2004-11-23
35592 Mahlalela Ramesh M E Constable South African Police Mondeor Police, Gauteng 1975-12-05
35593 Mahlalela Ramesh N R Inspector South African Police Service Mondeor Police, Gauteng 2002-01-13
35594 Mahlalela Ramesh S Constable South African Police Service Mondeor Police, Gauteng 2004-11-06
42743 Mahlalela B M Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-07-24
14546 Mahlambi J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-25
43086 Mahlangu A V Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2017-01-22
43132 Mahlatsi M P Constable South African Police Service 2018-07-11
42948 Mahlokoane M J Constable South African Police Service 2014-02-27
40868 Mahonde Tiberius T District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1977-06-18
31510 Mahoney Michael Claude M C Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF Wattisham 1992-09-04
40870 Mahupe Tiberius M Guard Guard Force RHQ Charlie, Op Repulse 1980-01-03
39651 Maigurira Wilfred W Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment Protected Village Protection Group 1978-01-01
35614 Maila Thomas Edward M G Inspector South African Police Service Limpopo Province 2005-06-08
42770 Maimela M S Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-10-14
35619 Mainetja Thomas Edward M E Captain South African Police Service Secunda 2003-07-16
40871 Maizviko Charles C Constable British South Africa Police RHQ Charlie, Op Repulse 1979-11-01
14593 Maja Maho John M J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-24
43302 Maja L P Sergeant South African Police Service 2023-06-08
14599 Majati Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1943-08-08
39653 Majaya Witness Emisoni W E Sergeant Rhodesia Army African Development Fund 1978-08-01
43021 Majoka Z W Constable South African Police Service 2015-04-30
35623 Majola Alexander M Sergeant South African Police Winterton 1997-12-03
42681 Majola M H Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-09-22
14609 Major William Harold W H Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-02-24
14615 Makabateng C Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04