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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
29573 Braithwaite Grant Sinclare Strange G S S Airman South African Air Force 250 Air Defence Artillery Group SADF 1986-06-05
2441 Brackenridge Albert James A J Lance Corporal Regiment Botha - Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-08
38977 Boyina Magara M Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1977-04-08
38978 Boyina Magara R Corporal Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1977-05-01
29566 Boyd David John D J Lance Corporal Group 36 Grp 36 HQ 1991-10-11
2356 Bower Arthur Rubin A R Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-06-30
2337 Bouwer William Christian W C Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery 23 Medium Regt. UDF 1944-05-09
29558 Boucher Louis L Staff Sergeant SA Army 101 Battalion Unknown
29557 Botsheleng Jeremy S V Staff Sergeant SA Army 101 Battalion SANDF 1998-12-18
29548 Bothma Jan Johannes J J Signalman South African Corps of Signals 84 Signals Unit SADF 1977-12-06
38973 Bothma Kevin Peter K P Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1979-06-04
2214 Botha Clifford Hugo C H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 20 Field Park Coy. UDF 1941-04-17
2274 Botha Raymond Andrew R A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 21 Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-02
29524 Botha Alwyn Johannes A J Candidate Officer South African Armoured Corps Regiment Molopo SADF 1968-06-19
29527 Botha Abraham Lodewikus A L Signalman South African Corps of Signals 8 Signals SADF 1963-03-24
29529 Botha Deon D Rifleman 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 8 Signals SADF 1979-10-20
29531 Botha Francois Stephanus F S Lieutenant Colonel SA Medical Services attd. AFB Hoedspruit 1995-11-08
29536 Botha Josias Johannes J J Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1980-11-09
29539 Botha Johannes Petrus Gerhardus J P G Seaman South African Navy SAS Simonsberg SADF 1971-12-28
29541 Botha Luther Johannes L J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Northern Transvaal Command Provost Unit SADF 1982-09-17
29546 Botha Rudolf David R D Private South African Air Force Air Photographic Sec SADF 1970-05-15
34152 Botha Andries Jacobus A J Detective Sergeant South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div 1963-12-24
34157 Botha Ferdinandus F Police Officer South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1953-09-06
34158 Botha Hendrik Gerhardus H G Detective Warrant Officer South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1985-10-14
34159 Botha Hendrik Johannes H J South African Police 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 1977-07-25
41150 Botha Anton A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps School of Infantry SADF 1985-09-25
41825 Botha Christiaan Frederick Beyers C F B Private South African Technical Services Corps TS Training Centre SADF 1991-05-30
2180 Bosman Peter John P J Sergeant South African Artillery 2 A.A. Regt. UDF 1941-11-04
29516 Boshoff Daniel Petrus D P Trooper 1st Special Service Battalion "C" Coy. SADF 1973-10-05
29510 Bosch Carlo Marcel C M Corporal Financial Services Corps 44 Sqdn. 1982-11-12
29512 Bosch Esias Engelbertus E E Signalman South African Corps of Signals 44 Sqdn. SADF 1964-04-26
29513 Bosch Michael David M D Signalman South African Corps of Signals 44 Sqdn. SADF 1977-10-03
34133 Bosch David Petrus D P Police Officer South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1975-12-24
34135 Bosch Hercules Peter H P Detective Sergeant South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1953-06-01
34136 Bosch J Johan J J Police Officer South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1973-09-30
41012 Bosch Petrus Andreas Jacobus P A J Signaller South African Corps of Signals 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-03-18
29507 Borthwick Michael Robert M R Lieutenant South African Personnel Services Corps NW Command Workshop SADF 1985-05-28
2146 Bornman Pieter Wouter P W Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-02-12
29503 Borchardt Cornelius Jacobus (neels) C J Private Administrative Services Corps 4 Vehicle Reserve Park SADF 1978-01-24
34132 Bophi Jan Johannes S Constable South African Police Service 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 2001-02-24
34130 Bopape Jan Johannes K M Sergeant South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1998-11-10
34131 Bopape Jan Johannes T A Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1986-01-01
29496 Booysen Christoffel C Private Special Forces HQ Unit 1984-07-15
29497 Booysen David Jerome D J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 9 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1995-11-29
29501 Booysen Trevor Walter August T W A Sergeant South African Infantry Corps Regiment Westelike Provinsie SADF 1976-03-06
29502 Booysen Herman Nico N H Private South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1980-08-30
34128 Booysen Jan Johannes J J Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1950-02-18
34129 Booysen Jan Johannes W C Detective Constable South African Police 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div 1990-07-21
29495 Boorman Gert Gerhardus G G Corporal South African Cape Corps 1 SA Cape Corps, Training Unit SADF 1990-11-13
29492 Bonnet Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Infantry Corps 61 Mechanised Battalion Group SADF 1980-06-01