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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

NAT — Natural causes 706 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
21901 Rosslind George Clarke G C Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service S.A. Rly. Overseas Dominion Section 1920-08-10
22058 Russau Herman Francis H F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1918-10-16
41078 SILOANE or SILWANE Hendrik H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1916-02-23
41229 Sanders Claude Herbert C H Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1979-07-10
22245 Sangster Henry Hackney H H Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 2nd 1915-06-12
22262 Sarcki Eric Hyman E H Air Pupil South African Air Force UDF 1944-07-07
22275 Sastruloo Kotlingum K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-05
22307 Saunderson George G Lieutenant South African Service Corps Railway Detachment UDF 1918-12-26
22320 Saville Harry H Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1921-04-03
22323 Savory Thomas Robert Landy T R L Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-10-01
22420 Schoeman Jacobus Petrus J P Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-02
22424 Schoeman S J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Deniker's Commando UDF 1914-11-27
22429 Scholtz Alfred Ethelbert A E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-05-13
22432 Scholtz Daniel Jacobus D J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-12
22484 Schulze Alfred Jeffery Estment A J E Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-03-23
22563 Scott William Wallace W W Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1947-06-08
41233 Scott Thomas Lionel T L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Protected Village Protection Group 1979-01-23
22615 Seboka David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-14
22761 Serfontein Nicolaas Meyer N M Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-09-13
22777 Sesubane Labourer South African Engineer Corps UDF 1915-08-17
32905 Shaw Dudley Roger Wallace D R W Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1924-11-09
41618 Sheedy Lawrence Duncan L D Airman South African Air Force 61 Base Workshop SADF 1965-04-04
22940 Shepperson Seymour Godlonton S G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-11
22998 Shongwe Picanin P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-22
41076 Sikondile Stephen S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-11-03
23135 Simmons David Henry D H Squadron Leader Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1947-06-05
23232 Siphoko Daniel D Leader Military Labour Corps Transport and Remounts 1917-04-26
23313 Slade Leonard Lewis L L Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-12-20
23356 Small John Edward J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1947-05-30
23377 Smit Christoffel Johannes C J Private National Reserve Volunteer 1944-09-27
32996 Smit Louis L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Regiment Westelike Provinsie SADF 1983-05-06
23548 Smith John Cormack J C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-17
23577 Smith Nicolaas N Leader South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1917-09-21
23603 Smith Robert Ross R R Corporal British South African Police 1918-11-24
23613 Smith Sydney Charles S C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-17
41691 Smith Gabriel Johannes G J Sergeant South African Police H.q. 1956-11-29
23719 Soko Letlatsa L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-09
23816 Sowray Albert Edward A E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-09-29
23832 Sparkham Charles C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-04-20
33055 Spence Edward E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1926-02-18
23889 Spinks Walter Charles W C Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1921-04-29
41547 Staats William Charles Stewart W C S Staff Sergeant South African Police Services School 1961-05-24
23966 Stanford John J Private South African Pioneers attd. East Africa Pioneer Corps UDF 1919-03-23
23992 Stanton William W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-27
24009 Starfield Hyman H Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-26
37713 Stark William Henry Herman W H H Sergeant South African Police Umtata 1927-02-03
41245 Stec Jerzy Tadeusz J T Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing 1974-07-16
24030 Steele George France G F Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-06-29
37714 Steenberg William Henry Herman F J Constable South African Police Umtata 1987-09-26
37715 Steenkamp Jacob Diederick J D Sergeant South African Police Umtata 1942-07-15