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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 708 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
5478 De Witt Dirk Johannes D J Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1941-04-04
41744 De Villiers Derrick Leon D L Staff Sergeant South African Army OSC School SADF 1991-09-28
5305 De Klerk Gabriel Johannes G J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 7 Provost Coy. UDF 1942-07-04
40663 De Klerk Abraham Adriaan Antonius A A A Warrant Officer Class II South African Catering Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1974-09-22
41713 De Klerk David Eduard D E Sergeant South African Police Pay Branch 1959-10-09
5278 De Jager Hermanus H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-27
5284 De Jager Petrus Jacobus P J Private National Reserve Volunteer 1945-11-08
29973 De Jager Joseph Jacobus J J Captain South African Catering Corps Saldanha Military Academy SADF 1984-07-11
5248 De Bruin John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Field Artillery Transport UDF 1917-01-01
29948 De Beer Christiaan Samuel C S Air Corporal South African Air Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion UDF 1934-03-15
29957 De Beer Matthys Andries M A Sergeant South African Navy South African Marines UDF 1954-08-28
5147 Davis John J Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1916-07-12
5116 Davies Joshua Lewis J L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1944-02-11
5074 Davidson John J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-27
29928 Daniels Thomas A R Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 101 Battalion SADF 1979-05-08
29906 Dala Carlos Conceicao A Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1985-05-12
4883 Dahse Stephen Geoffrey S G Gunner South African Field Artillery 1916-09-09
4944 DAMSTER or DANSTER John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-02-03
4859 Cuthbert William Bennett W B Civilian Young Men's Christian Association Field Force Canteen 1917-06-18
41542 Crous Pieter Jacobus Rademan P J R South African Police Services School 1961-02-03
4704 Cronje Frederick Jonas F J Private Central Army Training Depot, S.A.Forces UDF 1943-02-06
4587 Cowie Robert James R J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1945-02-12
4581 Cowey Clifford Henry C H Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-10
4507 Cornell Clyde William C W Captain Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-05
4423 Cooke Walter W Leading Stoker South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Congella UDF 1945-08-08
4387 Cook Albert A Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-01-18
4374 Conry William W Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-19
41634 Combrinck Roelof David Johannes R D J Major South African Technical Services Corps TS Training Centre SADF 1965-06-04
4283 Collins James Ignatius J I Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.S. Afrikander 1944-04-04
4261 Collier Charles Martin C M Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-10
4235 Coleman Thomas Robert Richard T R R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-01-19
4204 Cohen Reuben R Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1942-09-29
4205 Cohen Ronald Errol R E Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1943-03-16
4124 Coetzee Daniel Jacobus D J Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-06
4143 Coetzee Joseph Adriaan J A Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-01
4155 Coetzee Mathiam M Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 8th Bn. UDF 1945-07-17
41657 Coetzee Carel Gert C G Sergeant South African Police 1 Air Depot 1964-12-15
4153 Coetsee Jacob Peter J P Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-01-28
4047 Cloke Robert Andrew Patrick R A P Lieutenant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-02-23
4019 Cloete Cornelis Willem C W Private 20th Mounted Rifles "A" Sqdn. 1921-08-20
4042 Cloete Petrus P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-18
3986 Clementson Charles C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-19
3952 Clarkson Clifford A C A Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-08-24
3897 Clark Frederick F Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1918-04-24
3915 Clark Norman Joseph N J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-12-24
29756 Claassen Ronald Norden R N Corporal South African Air Force Infantry School Oudtshoorn SADF 1980-09-02
3751 Chippett Henry Arthur Joseph H A J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-30
3733 Chimsoto Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-06-01
3702 Chibwana Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-04-18
3614 Chaplin George G Captain South African Air Force UDF 1945-07-01