PDF

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

NAT — Natural causes 706 records

Filter this list

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
11 Abdool Boyce B Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-14
123 Adams F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-10
173 Adams Stephen S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1916-10-02
239 Agullus John Benjamin J B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-21
41599 Ahrens Johannes Petrus Karl J P K Private South African Air Force 68 Air School SADF 1963-11-24
247 Aillud Robert Daniel R D Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1918-12-19
299 Aldridge Llewellyn Wallace L W Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 57 Coy. UDF 1945-04-26
318 Alexander John J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-06-10
38869 Allan Ian I Dentist Rhodesian Army Medical Corps Depot 1969-10-23
414 Alpert Daniel D Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-07-19
425 Ambraal Gabriel G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-19
492 Anderson Thomas T Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-07-20
29234 Andrade Joao J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 201 Battalion SADF 1991-02-01
554 Anger Samuel S Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-09-23
582 Anton Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-06-26
29250 Antonio J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1977-03-26
29251 Antonio J Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1984-06-18
668 Armstrong Herbert Stanley H S Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-11-01
800 Austin Wilfred Graham Bertram W G B Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1920-02-18
838 Babe John J Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Bn. 1917-09-24
868 Badenhorst Wessel Johannes W J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1942-11-06
29300 Badenhorst Caspar Hendrik C H Commandant Administrative Services Corps SADF 1959-08-10
29315 Bailey Darold D Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force TDFC Fire SANDF 2001-05-08
986 Ball Frederick James F J Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1943-12-24
1050 Bantam Henry H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-13
29343 Barkhuizen Hermanus Jacobus Petrus H J P Staff Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps SADF 1983-01-22
1133 Barnard Susanna Johanna S J Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-15
29355 Barnard Martinus Christoffel M C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-01-22
41600 Barnard Jan Gerhardus J G Sergeant Major Administrative Service Corps attd. Witwatersrand Command HQ 1963-12-19
41818 Barnard Solomon Stephanus S S Warrant Officer Class II South African Ordnance Corps 61 Base Workshop SADF 1991-06-05
1155 Barnes Leslie Jack L J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-04-27
1156 Barnes Nathaniel Emanuel N E Trooper 5th Mounted Brigade 3rd Regt. 1918-11-13
38909 Barnes Arthur Edward A E Warrant Officer Class I Rhodesian Air Force Depot 1977-11-22
1217 Barry Hamilton Brownlee H B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1941-04-23
29366 Bartman William James W J Captain South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. SADF 1963-06-09
29197 Bata Khululekile Ronald K R Lieutenant Colonel South Africa Military Health Service 1997-12-03
1295 Bateman Walter Slade W S Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-05
29199 Batten David D Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 97 Ammunition Depot SADF 1983-01-01
1358 Bazley Ernest Victor E V Sergeant South African Service Corps UDF 1917-12-30
1389 Beatson Robert Alexander R A Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1946-06-10
1451 Beeton Vernon V Major Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-10-06
1468 Behrens Octavias O Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1944-07-22
1479 Bekker Charlotte Bailey C B Lieutenant Colonel Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-10
1585 Bennett Daniel D Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-18
1625 Bergh Cornelius Stephanus Jacobus C S J Shoeing Smith South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-08-19
1657 Berry John J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-07-23
1666 Berry Victor Percival Michael V P M Staff Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-10
43411 Berry Deon D Warrant Officer Class II South African Infantry Corps Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1992-08-16
1745 Beyers Marthinus M Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-02
41822 Beytell Arnoldus Stephanus A S Warrant Officer Class I South African Army 202 Battalion SADF 1991-10-11