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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
13071 Lawson James J Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-31
13105 Le Grange Pieter Andries P A Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-06-16
13130 Le Roux Johannes Hendrik J H Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-12-27
41803 Le Roux Abram Johannes A J Warrant Officer Class II Western Province Command H.q. 1991-08-18
13176 Lebenya Tsepo T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-10-02
13226 Leen George G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-24
13254 Leghubule Edward E Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-11
13316 Lemmer John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-24
13335 Lentle Mister M Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-03
13369 Lesetia Jameson J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-27
13397 Leslie Georgina Cornelia G C Air Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1944-10-24
41559 Lessing Petrus Jacobus P J Air Mechanic South African Police Services School 1962-05-24
41003 Libelo Lesebana L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway and Harbour Base Workshops UDF 1915-08-17
13560 Liebenberg Hendrik Stephanus H S Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1919-07-25
31345 Linvingue Jonny Henry L Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1986-02-24
13673 Lister John J Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-06-18
13677 Lita or RITA O R Sergeant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-10-27
13697 Livingstone Esther Sophie E S Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1945-02-12
13771 Loggenburg Jacobus J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-11
13792 Lombard Jan Hendrik Schalk J H S Sapper South African Engineer Corps 82 Workshops and Park Coy. UDF 1945-05-26
13805 Long Alfred James A J Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1919-04-01
31377 Loots Andries Bartholomeus A B Major South African Corps of Signals 2 Signal Squadron SADF 1959-11-01
13922 Louw Pieter Johannes P J Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-28
41010 Lowane Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section UDF 1915-10-18
14059 Luttig Lourens Pieter L P Corporal South African Tank Corps UDF 1947-12-12
14090 Lynn George G Honorory Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-05-13
14104 Lysaght Percy Joseph P J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1916-10-20
41043 MONAMETSE or MONONETSI Andries A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1916-02-12
41051 MUFEDZI or MUNYEDZI Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-09-06
14143 Mabaso Albert A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-11
14164 Maboee Edwin M E M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-10
14167 Mabso Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways UDF 1915-08-25
14174 Mabunda Watch W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-03
41869 Mabuza Aaron Sidivane A S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 111 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1993-01-05
14195 MacBean Peter P Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-20
31459 MacDONALD Andrew Hutchinson Jacobus A H J Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps 72 Motorised Brigade SADF 1980-11-25
14228 MacE Alfred William A W Gunner South African Artillery Coast Artillery Brigade UDF 1942-07-23
41539 MacKenzie Herbert Eric C J South African Army Services School SADF 1960-10-08
14326 MacLACHLAN Hugh H Air Sergeant South African Air Force Voortrekkerhoogte Air Station UDF 1942-05-12
14383 Maddick Sidney Alfred S A Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Bn. 1918-12-02
14430 Madume Makea M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-02
14469 Magade Alfred A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-16
14474 Magagula Jack J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-27
40865 Magogo Boyina R Recruit Rhodesian African Rifles Depot 1977-05-01
41022 Magrimo Jacob J Labourer South African Engineer Corps Lichtenburg Commando UDF 1915-05-31
40866 Magunda Vengesayi V Constable British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1978-03-30
14530 Mahasule Zachariah Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-13
14577 Main Basil Lee B L Private Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-11-26
14587 Maisela Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-06-20
41366 Majane Israel I Native Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1918-09-30