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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
5644 Diale Elias E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-04
5632 Dhlamini Gilbert G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-11-28
40675 Dhano B Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion UK 1950-01-01
39211 Dhale C Aircraftsman General Service Unit Rhodesian Air Force RSF 1980-03-13
5623 Dey Aubrey Neville A N Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1941-11-23
5614 Deweke Native Constable British South African Police 1915-02-05
5603 Devine H G Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-18
5598 Devenish James St. Leger J S L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-07-26
5586 Desfountain Gordon Rex G R Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-05-29
5584 Derry Patrick John P J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-29
42904 Depha L Constable SAPS 2013-07-28
5576 Denyssen Daniel Arthur D A Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 18 Bty. UDF 1944-07-04
5573 Denton G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-06-13
5574 Denton Leslie John L J Lance Sergeant Grenadier Guards 5th Bn. UK 1943-04-27
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-04-11
5564 Denny Leonard George L G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 133rd Bde. UK 1917-04-21
5566 Denny Robert Poole R P Lieutenant South African Irish 1st UDF 1940-12-18
5556 Dennis J Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-11-20
5560 Dennis Sinkala S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1946-06-27
39208 Dennis B M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1967-07-03
5545 Denchfield John Edward J E Sergeant East African Reconnaissance Regiment UDF 1945-04-03
5536 Dempers J Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-11-24
5531 Demas Anthony A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-02-15
5524 Dellis Peter A P A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-08
5523 Della-Rosa J Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-24
5521 Dell Rodney Lex R L Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Adriat UDF 1943-03-24
5514 Delgada A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-16
5513 Deley Richard R Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1919-04-18
5511 Delaporte John Francis J F Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals (Corps) UK 1940-12-20
5506 Deighton Cyril Edward C E Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1947-11-29
5504 Degenaar Johannes P. J P Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
5505 Degenaar Nicolaas Johannes N J Private Mounted Regiment 2nd UDF 1941-08-06
5492 Dearries D Corporal Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-02-06
5486 Deane Edward Albert E A Lance Bombardier Cape Corps UDF 1942-10-12
5488 Deane Harold MacHernie H M Driver South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 35 Works Coy. UDF 1941-02-26
5477 De Witt Christiaan Jacobus C J Corporal South African Pay Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-11-22
34441 De Witt E Lance Sergeant Gauteng SAP 1989-11-30
5472 De Wet-Vos Cornelius Christiaan C C Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-01-10
5465 De Wet J Private Cape Corps UDF 1941-03-27
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-01-18
34438 De Wet Fiona F C J Constable Cape Town SAP 1990-11-19
34439 De Wet Fiona F D H Constable Cape Town SAP 1988-12-01
34440 De Wet Fiona F J M Captain Gauteng SAPS 2005-09-26
5454 De Waal Jakobus J Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-08-04
5456 De Waal M Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1945-07-05
5450 De Vries N Private Hartigan's Horse UDF 1914-08-04
5446 De Vos John Henry J H Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st/7th Bn. UK 1918-08-02
34436 De Vos D D Detective Sergeant Cape Town SAP 1986-12-11
5416 De Villiers George G Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1943-03-03
5418 De Villiers Gideon Silcius Valkenburg G S V Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-07-29