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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 7,466 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
8697 Green William W Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery UK 1917-05-12
8643 Greeff John J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-21
8645 Greeff Pieter J A P J A Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-11-11
8633 Greef George Alexander G A Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
8571 Grant George William G W Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-10-29
8574 Grant James J Corporal Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-01-27
42561 Grant G Sergeant SAPS 2009-07-08
8545 Graham Jack Henry J H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1916-09-22
8548 Graham Peter Mitchell P M Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 5 Field Coy. UDF 1941-06-04
34810 Graham Christopher C Detective Warrant Officer Isipingo SAP 1987-06-10
8533 Grafton F E H Sergeant Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-04-18
8522 Grace Dermot Edmond D E Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-02-17
8523 Grace John J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-03
42767 Gqamane M M Constable SAPS 2011-09-27
8507 Gower-Jackson Meredyth M Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-25
8497 Gover T Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1941-06-04
8496 Govender Sodbramaney S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-23
42766 Govender N Constable SAPS 2011-09-27
8476 Gouws A Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-02-02
8479 Gouws H M Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1946-08-26
8480 Gouws I J Sergeant Field Force Battalion UDF 1942-07-04
8486 Gouws P Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-10-24
8487 Gouws P J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 6 Field Provost Coy. UDF 1942-04-22
30507 Gouws Andrew A Major South African Air Force (Corps) SANDF 2003-08-14
42665 Gouws T Warrant Officer SAPS 2010-07-23
39357 Gous Benjamin Joseph B J Cadet Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1979-07-03
8465 Gould Astley John A J Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-06-16
8467 Gould Daniel D Private British South African Police 1918-12-03
8464 Gough Moses Christian M C Gunner Cape Corps UDF 1944-12-28
8459 Gotz Leopold Henry L H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-05-13
40186 Gotlip Kohako K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Intelligence Corps UDF 1914-08-04
8457 Goti Native Constable British South African Police 1918-10-29
8450 Gorsuch Charles Percival C P Gunner Royal Artillery 539 Bty., 88 Searchlight Regiment UK 1942-09-06
8447 Goromondo Askari Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) UK 1945-04-17
40714 Goromondo Wilson W District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1975-07-31
39355 Goriath Simon S Trooper Selous Scouts Keep Protection RSF 1979-05-27
39354 Gore Makuwire M Principal District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1979-07-03
8419 Gordon Frank D F D Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-12-18
8424 Gordon Hyman Israel H I Staff Sergeant Royal Engineers UK 1941-08-10
8429 Gordon Lionel S L S Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-05-25
8434 Gordon R N Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-07-02
8435 Gordon V Staff Sergeant Cape Corps UDF 1946-10-18
42916 Gope M Constable SAPS 2013-09-25
34790 Goosen Hans Jurie H J Captain Hillbrow Police Station SAP 1993-06-23
8398 Goolden John Richard J R Captain South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1945-02-07
8394 Goodwin Thomas Augustine T A Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-23
43049 Goodwin M A C S Sergeant SAPS 2016-01-20
8349 Gondokondo Constable British South African Police 1943-03-11
39249 Gomo Patrick P Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1978-11-01
39351 Gomo Tafuma T District Security Assistant Internal Affairs RSF 1979-09-25