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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

DROW — Drowned 1,197 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
25701 Tywalana Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26141 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-21
26457 Utuni Frans F Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26463 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-07
26473 Uziningo Jantshi J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
37939 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser F J V Constable South African Police Paarl 1944-05-10
37940 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser R F Detective Sergeant South African Police Paarl 1983-10-06
26504 Van Aswegen Peter J P J Private Mounted Regiment, S.A. Forces 6th UDF 1940-12-16
33399 Van Den Berg Daniel Adriaan D A Air Corporal South African Air Force 35 Sqdn. UDF 1957-03-28
37946 Van Den Berg Gerhard Wentzel G W Sergeant South African Police Paarl 1981-01-25
26598 Van Der Merwe America A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-23
33454 Van Der Merwe Hendrik Franchois H F Rifleman South African Commandos Vanderbi SADF 1984-03-02
26708 Van Der Walt Cornelius C Wheeler South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-12-24
38013 Van Deventer Rudolf R Constable South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1920-02-01
38014 Van Dyk Rudolf H P Warrant Officer South African Police Middleburg, Cape Province 1994-01-13
38041 Van Jaarsveldt Johannes Jacobus J J Constable South African Police Primrose CID 1949-12-29
26882 Van Niekerk Cornelis Albertus C A Sergeant South African Police 1944-11-03
26898 Van Niekerk Isak D I D Trooper Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles/Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-22
38063 Van Rensburg John J J Sergeant South African Police 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div 1998-01-16
26973 Van Rooy Willie W Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-16
33590 Van Rooyen Steven S Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps Dog Training Centre SADF 1991-03-07
27044 Van Staden Wilhelmus Johannes W J Private Northern Transvaal Rifles 1915-03-07
33599 Van Staden Jurie Jeramiah J J Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Transvaal Scottish SADF 1981-09-18
27104 Van Wyk Damond Dennis D D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-01
27128 Van Wyk Maarten Johannes M J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 6th Armoured Division Signals. UDF 1944-08-30
33620 Van Wyk Coenraad Christoffel C C Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1981-11-21
27145 Van Zyl Christiaan Stephanus Marthinus C S M Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Clanwilliam Commando UDF 1915-01-10
33648 Van Zyl Frederick Christiaan F C Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-01-21
33649 Van Zyl Frederick Christiaan F J E Lieutenant SA Army 8 South African Infantry Battalion Unknown
33658 Van Zyl Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force Hq SADF 1978-04-05
27187 Vanson Herbert H Fireman Merchant Navy M.V. Victor Ross (London) 1940-12-02
27240 Venter Cecil John C J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-08-16
33717 Vermeulen Vincent Jacques V J Corporal South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SANDF 1999-11-25
27297 Vermooten Henry Nourse H N Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces UDF 1914-12-16
33720 Verrooy John J Rifleman South African Cape Corps attd. Wenela Base SADF 1982-03-09
40797 Vickers Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp A D M W Lieutenant South African Forces 2nd Regt. 1918-09-12
27331 Victor David D Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine S.S. "Dartmoor" (South Shields) 1917-05-17
27344 Viljoen Christian C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-29
40535 Viljoen Charl C Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-02-28
27376 Vimba Collis C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
38196 Vitshima Goodenough G Constable South African Police 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div 1942-02-13
33763 Viviers Josef Petrus Hermanus J P H Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1973-07-26
33769 Von Brandis Jan Hendrik (kurt) J H Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-10-10
33774 Vorster Barend Johannes Andries B J A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1974-11-12
27510 Voss Phillip P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
27512 Vovela Joe J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
27523 Vutula Charles C Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
27554 Wait Standon Norman S N Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-11-17
27556 Waite Richard R Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1940-01-13
27611 Walkerley Edward Charles E C Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-01-01