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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

DOW — Died of wounds 2,734 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
23055 Siebert Lodwijk Koch L K Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-08-08
23060 Siedle Karl Otto K O Major Royal Field Artillery 174th Bde. UK 1918-05-30
23081 Sikes Horace Albert H A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-10
23087 Sikolake Norhezu N Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-24
37602 Sikoto Zwelethu Abner P Sergeant Gauteng SAP 1962-03-19
23098 Sikotu Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1916-10-23
37603 Sikwe Zwelethu Abner J M Constable Gauteng SAP 1997-01-31
37604 Silekwa Zwelethu Abner M N Constable Gauteng SAP 1997-04-15
37605 Silingani Zwelethu Abner T Sergeant Gauteng SAPS 2001-07-22
23110 Silk Eric John E J Sergeant Royal Marines No. 48 R.M. Commando. UK 1944-08-07
37606 Simali Zwelethu Abner S R Inspector Gauteng SAPS 2001-03-12
23167 Simpson Errol Chaband E C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-18
23174 Simpson James Alexander J A Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 10th Squadron UK 1916-10-22
23194 Simpson William Hope W H Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-22
49346 Simpson F T Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1900-02-14
23236 Sircombe Albert Edward A E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-29
40356 Sithole Fireyi F District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Aru RSF 1979-01-23
23278 Sixmonths Albert A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-02
40358 Siyamagonde Zamani Z Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 2 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-10-25
23288 Skiffington Robert Hugh R H Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-05-27
23292 Skinner George William G W Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-17
23303 Slabbert Gustav Adolph G A Trooper South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-08-23
23308 Slabbert Nicholas N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-08-31
23312 Slade Charles Stanley C S Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-11
23326 Slaughter Andrew A Bombardier South African Field Artillery 4th Bty. UDF 1917-11-25
23344 Sly Arthur Walter A W Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-29
23357 Small Louis L Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-07-14
23363 Smart Francis Edgar F E Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
23378 Smit Cornelius Johannes C J Burgher Mounted Commandos Pietersburg Commando UDF 1915-05-25
23380 Smit Daniel Jacobus D J Air Mechanic 4 Squadron UDF 1942-03-21
23393 Smit Joseph J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-10
23396 Smit Jan Hendrik J H Private 7th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-07-27
37656 Smit Pieter Jacobus P J 1st Class Constable Umtata SAP 1922-03-11
37657 Smit Stephanus Johannes Benjamin S J B Umtata SAP 1967-12-02
37658 Smit Stephanus Johannes Benjamin S P Detective Constable Umtata SAP 1991-12-11
23418 Smith Albert Edward A E Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-10
23446 Smith Cyril Brown C B Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1942-06-19
23456 Smith Christoffel Johannes C J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. UDF 1917-12-07
23460 Smith Charles Theodore C T Second Lieutenant 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) UK 1915-05-22
23467 Smith Dudley Edward D E Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-12
23487 Smith Edward William E W Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-08-08
23493 Smith Frank Allan F A Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
23497 Smith Frederick George F G Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-19
23501 Smith Frank M F M Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
23517 Smith Headford H Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 119th Bde. UK 1918-09-14
23523 Smith Henry Ernest H E Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1917-07-26
23533 Smith Ignatius Michael I M Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment UDF 1942-08-11
23555 Smith Joseph Henry J H Lance Corporal 6th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-11
23567 Smith Leon Vyvyan St Crowle L V S C Corporal Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/5 Bn. AUS 1943-07-26