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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
23397 Smit Johannes J J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-28
23399 Smit Jan Johannes Mathys J J M Lieutenant Indian Armoured Corps 16th Light Cavalry 1945-02-27
23401 Smit Jozua Petrus Celliers J P C Private National Reserve Volunteer 1944-10-05
23402 Smit John Walter J W Captain General List 1944-11-27
23403 Smit Louis Hendrick L H Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-09-28
23405 Smit Nicolaas J N J Lance Corporal South African Internment Corps 1942-11-29
23411 Smit William P G W P G Corporal South African Instructional Corps 1943-12-16
32986 Smit Benjamin Barnetson B B Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Commando SADF 1982-04-19
23364 Smart G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-07
23354 Smale Harold Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-03-31
23351 Smalberger Anthony Michael A M Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-01-08
23353 Smalberger Johannes Gerhardus J G Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-17
23346 Smail G Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-28
23338 Sloan Edwin E Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-24
23328 Slawers Pieter P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-10
23320 Slater Edward Walter Ernest E W E Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-06
42446 Slater C B Inspector South African Police Service 2008-08-03
23304 Slabbert G P Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-12
23305 Slabbert Jeremias J Sergeant Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-03
23309 Slabbert William James Francis W J F Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-16
42401 Slabbert J G Constable South African Police Service 2005-04-28
42642 Skosana K M Constable South African Police Service 2010-05-25
23296 Skonsana Albert A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-28
23285 Skenjana Henry T H T Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-07
23281 Sizitani Njovu N Driver Northern Rhodesia Regiment 6th Bn. 1943-11-08
23280 Siyeya Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-10-04
43081 Siwisa M Constable South African Police Service 2016-12-12
43313 Siwela V E Sergeant South African Police Service 2023-08-21
23275 Siwale Benjamani B Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-06-17
23270 Sitoro Soko S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1944-04-14
23255 Sitole B Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-19
23260 Sitole J Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-06
23264 Sitole M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-06
42547 Sithomola F J Constable South African Police Service 2009-06-01
42481 Sithole V S Sergeant South African Police Service 2008-11-10
42881 Sithole M P Sergeant South African Police Service 2013-02-19
42972 Sithole S N Constable South African Police Service 2014-07-11
42984 Sithole S B Constable South African Police Service 2014-09-29
43125 Sithole N K Constable South African Police Service 2018-03-03
42931 Sithelo R Warrant Officer South African Police Service 2013-12-03
23246 Sitampa Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-12-22
23245 Sisya S Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-30
41410 Siswana Charles Joseph C J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1919-05-03
23229 Sipamla B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-27
23227 Sinyungwe Chivwindi Muzcka C M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-11-05
42915 Sinxesi L S Constable South African Police Service 2013-09-15
23222 Sinjani Sakala S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1941-03-02
42532 Singleton G R Inspector South African Police Service 2009-05-06
23217 Singer David D Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Bn. 1916-08-08
42858 Sindane S P Constable South African Police Service 2012-11-02