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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
29596 Brink Gustav G Second Lieutenant 1st Special Service Battalion 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1984-11-21
40660 Brink Cornelius Matheus C M Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1978-09-01
29600 Brissett Russel Joseph R J Private South African Medical Corps 1 Medical Battalion Group SADF 1987-04-06
2633 Brits Jacob Adriaan J A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1945-05-09
29605 Brits Martha Catharina Cornelia M C C Corporal South African Special Forces 45 Parachute Brigade SANDF 1994-08-28
34208 Brits Dawid J S F A Detective Sergeant South African Police 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div 1965-05-07
34209 Brits Hennie H South African Police 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div 1977-06-24
29607 Britz Matthys Gideon M G Airman South African Air Force 250 Air Defence Artillery Group SADF 1986-06-05
38992 Brotherton Raymond Allan R A Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1972-07-21
2753 Brown David Keith D K Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-06
2789 Brown John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-17
29621 Brown Hendrik Lambertus Johann H L J Signaller South African Training Corps South African Army Gymnasium SADF 1978-11-26
29623 Brown Lionel Gerald L G Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-11-04
2871 Bruce Sherwood Sidney Sinclair S S S Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-05-27
2872 Bruce Verdun Colin Leonard V C L Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1940-11-07
29629 Brummer Ernestes Johannes Jacobus E J J Commandant South African Infantry Corps Northern Cape Command HQ SADF 1988-12-18
2916 Bryington Arthur Francis A F Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-04-03
29634 Buchholtz Robert Edward R E Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-09-14
48836 Buckle Derick Captain South African Infantry Corps Regiment De la Rey SADF 1988-08-24
39000 Buissinne Desmond Laurence D L Warrant Officer Class I Rhodesia Army Pay Corps 3 Workshops Coy. 1979-07-27
29636 Buitendach Walter Francois W F Leading Seaman South African Navy Maintenance Unit SADF 1978-06-07
39001 Buka Kunyani K District Assistant Internal Affairs 3 Workshops Coy. 1977-10-09
29643 Burger Barend Frederick B F Corporal Catering 1 Construction Regiment 1981-04-25
29647 Burger Johannes J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Military Police attd. HQ Witwatersrand Command SADF 1965-04-09
29650 Burger Jurie Hendrik Wynand J H W Able Seaman South African Navy 6 Sqdn. SADF 1981-10-31
29651 Burger Joseph Johannes J J Warrant Officer Class II South African Infantry Corps 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-06-04
29653 Burger Paul P Private South African Technical Services Corps 61 Base Workshop SADF 1978-11-06
29656 Burger Willem Petrus W P Rifleman South African Commandos Gordonia Commando SADF 1987-12-08
34235 Burger Alwyn Petrus A P Constable South African Police Head Office 1963-10-22
34236 Burger Chris A C A Constable South African Police Head Office 1990-03-19
34238 Burger Johannes Frederick J F Detective Constable South African Police Head Office 1971-03-09
41827 Burns Gregory G Private South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-10-14
40740 Burt Robert Daniel R D Sergeant South West African Territory Force Sector 70 Headquarters SADF 1979-03-28
29662 Bush Johan J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 SA Cape Corps SADF 1990-01-17
29664 Butler Dale William D W Sapper South African Corps of Engineers Engineer School SADF 1990-05-26
29665 Butler William Stephen W S Sergeant South African Air Force Engineer School SADF 1985-11-10
41828 Butler William Frederick W F Rifleman South African Army H.q. SADF 1991-04-19
29628 Buys Benjamin B Rifleman South African Ordnance Service Corps 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1981-05-16
29671 Buys Johannes Lodewickus J L Second Lieutenant South African Artillery 6 LAA Regiment SADF 1980-01-26
41829 Buys Gert Adriaan G A Private South African Technical Services Corps H.q. SADF 1991-06-16
41148 Byron Robert Ernest R E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps School of Infantry SADF 1983-12-10
29678 Caddy Hubert Terrance H T Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1 Special Service Battalion SADF 1972-03-08
29679 Cahasa Hubert Terrance P S Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-12-20
34273 Calitz Ockert Stephanus O S Sergeant South African Police Limpopo Province 1972-07-18
3262 Calvert Stanley Gordon S G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 7 Field Coy. UDF 1941-08-30
29685 Cambinda Antonio Luis A L Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1988-02-27
3296 Campbell Charles Edward Stuart C E S Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1940-03-31
29689 Campbell Alan Veron A V Signalman South African Corps of Signals 2 Signals Regiment SADF 1990-05-27
39021 Campbell Colin C Acting Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Signals Sigs Sqn 1970-03-28
38384 Caroll Christopher Edward C E Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-08-13