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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
19382 Onasi Yankonde Y Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment UK 1940-11-11
19373 Olver E V Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-10-09
19365 Ollerhead Owen Oswell O O Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Cachelot UDF 1946-11-14
19340 Olivier A H Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-31
19345 Olivier Gysbert Johannes G J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-06-24
19348 Olivier J Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-11-08
19352 Olivier Johannes Stephanus J S Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-03-01
19354 Olivier Nicholas Johannes N J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1918-10-27
19362 Olivier Willem A. W A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-03-16
19364 Olivier W J S Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-12-25
30479 Olivier Emmanuel E Corporal Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (Corps) Royal Canadian Corps of Signals SADF 1961-12-09
32375 Olivier Oel O "D" Coy. UDF 1950-01-01
32376 Olivier Willem Johannes Gerhardus Uys W J G U Rifleman 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-02-02
37056 Olivier Hannes H Free State SAP 1965-12-15
37057 Olivier Japie J J J Detective Warrant Officer Free State SAP 1980-11-23
49273 Oliver C R Rifleman Durban Light Infantry SADF Unknown
19319 Oliphant Jan J Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-05-30
19321 Oliphant Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-04-19
19322 Oliphant P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-07
19323 Oliphant Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-10-06
19313 Olifant Piet P Lance Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1943-09-14
19293 Oldale Charles H C H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Cape Fortress Engineers UDF 1918-10-22
19291 Olander Harold Andrew Joseph H A J Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1941-08-14
19274 Ogden Vivian Jane Airedale V J A Staff Sergeant General Service Corps/Non-European Army Services (Corps) UDF 1946-08-14
19260 Oelofse Hendrik Gerhardus Petrus H G P Captain Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-05-19
19263 Oelofse Louis Johannes Nel L J N Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps UK 1943-11-18
19247 Odendaal I Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-01
32360 Odendaal Frederik Johannes F J 16 Maintenance Unit SANDF 2000-11-05
32361 Odendaal Gert G 16 Maintenance Unit SADF Unknown
37047 Odendaal Ockert Johannes O J Constable 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1994-11-17
37048 Odendaal Ockert Johannes P G Detective Inspector 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAPS 2004-03-23
37049 Odendaal Ockert Johannes S D C Sergeant 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1996-01-16
19231 October Andrew A Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-03-23
19233 October Dampie D Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-10-29
41058 October Morris M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1916-06-15
19191 Obree William Henry W H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-08-18
41430 Obose Gideon G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1919-10-19
19188 Obermeyer B Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1941-05-06
19181 Oberholzer Michael Johannes M J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 8th "A" Brigade Group UDF 1942-10-27
19185 Oberholzer W C Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment "B" Coy. UDF 1918-10-18
19187 Oberholzer Zacharias Petrus Z P Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1945-04-30
19170 Oates Edward Llewellyn E L Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-15
40990 Oates Thomas Herbert Beveridge T H B Lieutenant Royal Navy H.q. UK 1941-12-08
19384 O'neil G F Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-08-27
19378 O'meara Bulkeley Ernest Adolphus B E A Captain East African Unattached List South African Intelligence Corps UDF 1916-08-31
19246 O'dell D F Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1947-06-26
19242 O'dea Daniel D Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-04-08
19243 O'dea John J Corporal South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-02
19228 O'connor Robert John R J Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 254 Squadron UK 1943-11-23
19216 O'connell William Joseph Andrew W J A Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-17