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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
23882 Spies Paul Stephanus P S Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-28
23877 Sphere D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-07
23871 Spencer Wallace Keedwell W K Quartermaster Serjeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-06-12
23855 Spence Katharine Christian Gordon K C G Aircraftwoman 1st Class Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service 1945-01-28
37703 Spekboom Johan Special Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1991-03-30
40384 Speight Trevor John T J Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1979-07-18
23844 Speers T G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-10
23843 Speelman Tom T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-05-25
37702 Speelman Johan J J Detective Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1990-02-21
23840 Speek Jacob J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-02
37701 Sparrow Johan J J Constable South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1988-10-21
41243 Sparks Michael M Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1975-05-19
33053 Spangenberg Leonardus Dirk Hugo L D H Corporal South African Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-06-02
37700 Spang Johan J South African Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1994-08-27
43036 Sowambi X Sergeant South African Police Service 2015-09-06
23807 Southgate V B Gunner South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-28
37699 Southern David D Corporal Transvaal Police Transvaal Police, Waterberg District 1911-07-15
42882 Soqho M Constable South African Police Service 2013-02-22
42640 Sophile D M Reserve Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-05-09
42835 Sonjani L Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-30
41383 Somed David D Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-11-09
23770 Somdyala W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-18
42475 Somdaka M M Constable South African Police Service 2008-10-28
42832 Somana X Constable South African Police Service 2012-07-09
23759 Solomons Abel A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-28
23760 Solomons Christian C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-26
23766 Solomons W J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-17
23734 Solomon Emmanuel E Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-17
23743 Solomon J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-09
33048 Solomon Marc Stephen M S Lance Corporal South African Army 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-08-23
23725 Soll Arthur Edward A E Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-01
23721 Solabala Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-03-06
42773 Sokupa S Constable South African Police Service 2011-10-15
42684 Sokoso M Reserve Constable South African Police Service 2010-10-23
41382 Sogana Caswell C Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-04
23714 Soetwater Koenraad K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-02
23712 Soetland John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-07
23711 Soderlund William Neil Gerhard W N G Captain South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-12-29
23709 Soda Finasi F Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1945-11-09
42777 Sobikwa V E Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2011-10-24
37679 Sobhuza Theunis Christoffel S M Constable South African Police Fauresmith 1993-04-01
42626 Sobetwa K Sergeant South African Police Service 2010-04-08
37678 Sobekwa Theunis Christoffel M M Constable South African Police Fauresmith 1998-03-13
23705 Soar Arthur Edward A E Sergeant South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-04-06
23697 Snyman Paul Stephanus P S Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-05-13
23698 Snyman S J Sergeant South African Internment Corps 1946-09-08
37674 Snyman Deon D South African Police Fauresmith 1981-06-12
37677 Snyman Theunis Christoffel T C South African Police Fauresmith 1978-11-18
23687 Snyer John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-18
23684 Snow Harold Robert H R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-01-01