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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 1,204 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
25590 Tsule Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25595 Tube Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25618 Tumberi Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
25654 Turner Thomas King T K Regimental Sergeant Major South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
25682 Tyilo John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
25686 Tyler Arthur A Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-09-12
25688 Tyler Desmond Henry Albert D H A Able Seaman S.S. Barberrys (London) 1942-11-26
25701 Tywalana Jeremiah J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26141 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-21
26457 Utuni Frans F Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
26463 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-07
26473 Uziningo Jantshi J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
37939 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser F J V Constable Paarl SAP 1944-05-10
37940 Van Aarde Floris Johannes Visser R F Detective Sergeant Paarl SAP 1983-10-06
26504 Van Aswegen Peter J P J Private Mounted Regiment 6th UDF 1940-12-16
33399 Van Den Berg Daniel Adriaan D A Air Corporal 35 Squadron UDF 1957-03-28
37946 Van Den Berg Gerhard Wentzel G W Sergeant Paarl SAP 1981-01-25
26598 Van Der Merwe America A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 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 (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-12-24
38013 Van Deventer Rudolf R Constable Middleburg, Cape Province SAP 1920-02-01
38014 Van Dyk H P Warrant Officer Middleburg, Cape Province SAP 1994-01-13
38041 Van Jaarsveldt Johannes Jacobus J J Constable Primrose CID SAP 1949-12-29
26882 Van Niekerk Cornelis Albertus C A Sergeant SAP 1944-11-03
26898 Van Niekerk Isak D I D Trooper Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles/Rand Light Infantry UDF 1945-03-22
38063 Van Rensburg J J Sergeant 40 Dist (Krugersdorp) Tvl Div SAP 1998-01-16
26973 Van Rooy Willie W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-16
33590 Van Rooyen Steven S Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Dog Training Centre SADF 1991-03-07
27044 Van Staden Wilhelmus Johannes W J Private Northern Transvaal Rifles UDF 1915-03-07
33599 Van Staden Jurie Jeramiah J J Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1 Transvaal Scottish SADF 1981-09-18
27104 Van Wyk Damond Dennis D D Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-09-01
27128 Van Wyk Maarten Johannes M J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 6th Armoured Division Signals. UDF 1944-08-30
33620 Van Wyk Coenraad Christoffel C C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1981-11-21
27145 Van Zyl Christiaan Stephanus Marthinus C S M Burgher Mounted Commandos Clanwilliam Commando UDF 1915-01-10
33648 Van Zyl Frederick Christiaan F C Lieutenant 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-01-21
33649 Van Zyl Frederick Christiaan F J E Lieutenant 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF Unknown
33658 Van Zyl Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) Hq SADF 1978-04-05
27187 Vanson Herbert H Fireman M.V. Victor Ross (London) 1940-12-02
27240 Venter Cecil John C J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1919-08-16
33717 Vermeulen Vincent Jacques V J Corporal South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Infantry School Oudtshoorn SANDF 1999-11-25
27297 Vermooten Henry Nourse H N Private 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment) UDF 1914-12-16
33720 Verrooy John J Rifleman Cape Corps Wenela Base SADF 1982-03-09
40797 Vickers Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp A D M W Lieutenant South African Forces 2nd Regiment UDF 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 Regiment UDF 1917-10-29
40535 Viljoen Charl C Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1968-02-28
27376 Vimba Collis C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
38196 Vitshima Goodenough G Constable 70 Dist (Rustenburg) Tvl Div SAP 1942-02-13
33763 Viviers Josef Petrus Hermanus J P H Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1973-07-26
33769 Von Brandis Jan Hendrik (kurt) J H Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-10-10