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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

MVA — Motor vehicle accident 2,581 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
32987 Smit Carel Hendrik C H Gunner South African Artillery 14 Field Regiment SADF 1978-11-30
32988 Smit Christiaan Jacobus C J Trooper 2 Armoured Car Regiment 14 Field Regiment 1965-09-14
33003 Smit Willem Jacobus W J Pioneer South African Engineer Corps 47 Survey Squadron SADF 1992-08-10
37649 Smit Cornelius Petrus Johannes C P J Detective Lance Sergeant South African Police Traffic Police 1947-10-08
23573 Smith Mellville Gaston M G Air Apprentice South African Air Force UDF 1940-09-22
33004 Smith Alfred Gordon A G Private South African Infantry Corps Kimberley Regiment SADF 1980-09-06
33006 Smith Charles C Air Apprentice South African Air Force UDF 1936-10-18
41768 Smith Johannes Petrus J P Signaller South African Corps of Signals Army Gymnasium SADF 1977-04-29
41502 Smuts Johannes Willem Frederik J W F Student Constable South African Police Finance Dept 1965-09-06
41341 Smyly EDWARD MacAUSLAND E M Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-28
33034 Snyders Jacques de Villiers J D V Airman South African Air Force TEK Base SADF 1987-07-31
23688 Snyers George G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1946-01-15
23692 Snyman Gabriel Ernest G E Private Youth Training Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-29
33039 Snyman Johannes Hendrik J H Private North West Command 24 Sqdn. 1986-11-11
33043 Sobhuwa Lulamile A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 9 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1996-03-12
37680 Sobopha Theunis Christoffel J W Constable South African Police Fauresmith 1961-07-24
37681 Sogcwaji Theunis Christoffel B B Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1997-12-04
37682 Soine Philip P Detective Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1946-07-24
37683 Soji Philip X R Detective Sergeant South African Police Fauresmith 1982-08-28
33046 Sole Lyall Gregory L G Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-07-22
33050 Sonandi Howard Haim K Private SA Army Infantry SANDF 1998-10-19
37694 Sono Jan H T E Detective Constable South African Police Eastern Cape 1973-09-24
37695 Soodyall Jan H V Sergeant South African Police Eastern Cape 1993-07-30
37696 Sopangisa Jan H K A Inspector South African Police Service Eastern Cape 2005-11-29
33051 Sopazi Howard Haim S W Lance Corporal SA Army Infantry SANDF 1998-02-24
37697 Sosikela Jan H S H Captain South African Police Service Eastern Cape 2003-04-26
39492 Southey Ruth Lorraine R L Driver Women's Territorial Service (East Africa) 1st Battalion 1941-02-12
23819 Spalding James J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-06
33060 Sprowson Shaun Anthony S A Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1986-09-07
33067 Stander Brink B Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-08-15
33070 Stander Jacqueline J Sergeant School of Armour Bethal Commando 1999-11-19
37711 Stander Theunis Jakobus T J Detective Constable South African Police Gauteng 1943-08-02
33076 Stapelberg Herman H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 116 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1989-07-31
33080 Stassen Pieter Ignatius Micheal P I M Trooper South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1983-07-15
33081 Stead Pieter Ignatius Micheal D I Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force 2 Special Service Battalion SANDF 1998-03-06
24022 Stedman Eric E Gunner South African Artillery 11 Anti Tank Regt. UDF 1943-02-01
41246 Steele Jerzy Tadeusz M D Sergeant Rhodesian Intelligence Corps Police Reserve Air Wing 1978-10-05
33083 Steenkamp Benjamin Karl B K Lance Corporal Administrative Services Corps Southern Cape Command SADF 1981-01-12
33085 Steenkamp Daniel Jacobus D J Corporal South African Air Force 400 Ammu SADF 1982-01-13
33086 Steenkamp Johannes David J D Lance Corporal South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1985-11-20
33088 Steenkamp Pieter Smartryk P S Scout SA Army Intelligence Special Forces HQ SADF 1987-10-20
37716 Steenkamp G Pieter G P Constable South African Police Umtata 1969-06-08
24059 Steer George Lowther G L Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Corps 1944-12-25
33091 Steffens Andre Ignatius A I Private South African Technical Services Corps South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1982-11-10
24105 Stephens William Henry W H Captain South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1941-10-01
33096 Sterling Robert Dennis R D Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Durban Regiment SADF 1986-08-03
24209 Steyn Jan Harm J H Private South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-05-27
33104 Steyn Desmond Adrian D A Corporal Administrative Services Corps Army HQ SADF 1971-08-19
33105 Steyn Diederick Arnoldus D A Trooper South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1981-09-17
33106 Steyn Dirk Cornelius D C Private South African Air Force 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1978-09-30