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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
6091 Du Plessis Matthew Cornelius M C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1945-11-10
6093 Du Plessis N J Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-01-01
6098 Du Plessis Petrus J J P J J Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-07-03
6106 Du Plessis Tommy T Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-06-03
42391 Du Plessis R C Constable SAPS 2001-05-11
43388 Du Plessis J R Constable SA Police COIN (Counter Insurgency) Unit SAP 1985-08-09
42666 Du Bruin D J B Sergeant SAPS 2010-07-23
6040 Drysdale George Shepherd G S Gunner Royal Field Artillery R.A. Tank Corps Command Depot UK 1918-10-22
42787 Dryden J C Lieutenant Colonel SAPS 2011-12-02
6031 Drummond John Hughes J H Captain Rand Light Infantry 2nd UDF 1941-01-30
6016 Dreyfus R Private Unknown Unit 1914-08-04
6006 Dreyer Gustav G Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-01
6015 Dreyer Thomas Frederick T F Sergeant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1943-04-12
34523 Dreyer Willem H F W H F Constable 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div SAP 1991-01-14
6002 Drew Vincent Francis V F Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-12-30
30117 Drew David Michael D M Commandant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1992-06-15
5995 Draper Augustus Herbert A H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-07
5987 Drage Lovell Quentin L Q Captain Royal Horse Artillery 11 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regiment UK 1944-09-20
5976 Doyle Cornie C Private Transvaal Scottish UDF 1942-10-24
5960 Dowling Peter Charles Broughill P C B Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-02-04
5925 Douglas Alex A Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-02-16
39254 Douglas James Arnold J A Lance Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1979-11-22
34518 Doubell Marius M Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1993-09-24
5920 Dos Santos Manuel M Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 12th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1941-04-17
34517 Dorfling Andries Lodewikus A L Constable 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div SAP 1977-06-17
5901 Dooley Terence W. T W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment UDF 1942-01-23
5899 Donson K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-05-10
5898 Donovan Cyril Percy Mortimer C P M Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps (Corps) UK 1941-03-06
5894 Donnelly E Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-19
5886 Dondolo Kaizer K Sailor Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander UK 1943-10-19
5865 Donald Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. UK 1945-05-05
5862 Domoney William James Marriott W J M Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-30
30098 Domingos B Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1976-06-09
39214 Dombo Isaac I Private Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion RSF 1978-02-26
5853 Dollie Thomas T Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-08-12
5852 Dolf John Frederick J F Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-01-17
5845 Dokotela Askari Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) UK 1944-09-23
5830 Docking Michael Gerade M G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1942-10-28
5827 Dobson George Henry G H Private Imperial Light Horse UDF 1947-06-27
30093 Dobson Stanley Wilfred Oswald R S W O R Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Artillery 1 Parachute Battalion UDF 1948-11-05
42469 Dlulane S C Constable SAPS 2008-10-12
42480 Dludla S T Inspector SAPS 2008-11-10
34501 Dlamini Milton M Gauteng SAP 2006-04-26
34502 Dlamini Milton M A N Sergeant Gauteng SAPS 2001-04-01
34503 Dlamini Milton M E Sergeant Gauteng SAP 1999-03-09
34504 Dlamini Milton M Z Constable Gauteng SAP 1993-01-22
34505 Dlamini Milton N A Constable Gauteng SAP 1993-05-15
34506 Dlamini Tomas T Inspector Gauteng SAPS 2009-01-10
42412 Dlamini V Inspector SAPS 2008-05-13
42611 Dlamini S W Constable SAPS 2010-02-06