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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

KIA — Killed in action 14,404 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
45007 Scanlen Willem W Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
22337 Scallan James Frederick J F Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
22335 Scaife Thomas Earle Gordon T E G Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 9th Sqdn. 1916-09-26
22332 Sayers Alfred Thomas A T Private South African Armoured Corps H.Q. 12 Motorised Bde. UDF 1944-08-26
32803 Sax Jerome Alexander J A Corporal South African Medical Health Service 7 Medical Battalion Group attd. 44 Parachute Brigade SANDF 1998-09-22
22325 Sawyer Colin Campbell C C Lance Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-07
22326 Sawyer Ernest Edgar E E Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1918-03-31
22322 Savory Harry H Private 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) 1914-09-13
32802 Savinga William Ledgeton J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1988-06-01
22318 Saville Eric E Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1918-10-08
22319 Saville Eric Cowley E C Major South African Air Force 260 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1943-09-19
22317 Savery Roger De La Garde R D L G Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 10th Bn. 1915-08-07
22308 Savage C M Private South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-12-09
22310 Savage Frederick Quinton F Q Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 6th Bn. 1917-09-20
22311 Savage George Ernest G E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1944-05-29
22313 Savage P R Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1942-06-28
22314 Savage R C Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
22315 Savage William Howard W H Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 11th Bn. 1916-07-01
22293 Saunders Ernest Valdrent E V Lance Corporal 1st King Edward's Horse 1918-04-09
22296 Saunders Jan Albertus J A Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-06-14
22298 Saunders James Renault J R Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. 1918-11-04
22302 Saunders Peter Harold P H Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. UDF 1942-05-30
22304 Saunders Stanley S Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-05-25
22305 Saunders Stephen Charles Robert S C R Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-02
32801 Saunders William Ledgeton W L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-09-22
32800 Saulo Jacob J Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1983-04-18
22283 Saul Norman Priestley N P Sergeant Royal New Zealand Air Force 75 (R.A.F.) Sqdn 1942-09-07
43685 Sauerman Burgher Boer Forces 1900-02-03
45009 Sauer J A J A Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria, Fc M G Pretorius Commando 1901-09-03
45010 Sassenberg Johan Samuel J S Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-20
45011 Sassenberg Hendrik Daniel, Field Cornet H D F C Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-20
40292 Sarutani Caspar Joseph C J District Assistant Internal Affairs 10th Battalion 1976-05-01
22269 Sarson Douglas George D G Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Sqdn. UDF 1945-01-17
22266 Sargent Ernest Johnston E J Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. 1941-11-08
40291 Saraoga Tarewa F A Private Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1979-02-22
22260 Sapiro Samuel S Gunner South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-05-31
22258 Saphir Max M Captain South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
22257 Santo Frederick William F W Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-30
22256 Sansom Reuben Charles R C Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-19
40290 Sani Tarewa T District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1976-12-31
41230 Sanhani Claude Herbert C H District Assistant Internal Affairs 1st Battalion 1976-10-31
22246 Sangster Orlando Oliver Milton O O M Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-22
38768 Sango John J Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-03-19
22242 Sangerhaus Henry William H W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 129 Sqdn. 1942-02-13
45012 Sands Stephanus C S C Burgher Boer Forces 1900-01-06
22232 Sandilands N M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-05
22233 Sandilands Richard Oberbeek R O Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-15
40287 Sandi Godfrey G Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-01-01
22231 Sandholm Julius Konstantin J K Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
22226 Sanderson Horace Herbert H H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-09