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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

SUIC — Suicide 367 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
19226 O'connor James Mathew J M Lance Corporal 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1920-11-04
32350 Oates Ronald Kitchener R K Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 41 Battalion UDF 1937-07-27
41696 Oelofse Vernon Louis V L Student Constable South African Police H.q. 1957-10-16
41662 Olivier Jacobus Esterhuise J E Private South African Army 1 Air Depot UDF 1955-11-13
19395 Oosthuizen Adriaan S A S Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1943-01-31
19407 Oosthuizen Jacobus Carel Johannes J C J Gunner South African Artillery 1st Light Bty. UDF 1939-11-25
19421 Oosthuyse Johan Bernard J B Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd UDF 1916-04-15
19546 Oxford Christian Sheath C S Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-05-16
41572 Palk Gotlieb Rudolph G R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1963-06-04
19710 Partridge George G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-11-01
41697 Petzer Christian Hendrik C H Constable South African Police H.q. 1957-09-02
32483 Phara Lovemore M E Rifleman SA Army H.M.S.A.S. Protea SANDF 1998-11-01
32486 Pheto Emmanuel T D Private SA Army 151 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-19
32487 Phillander James Barnard J B Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps SA Cape Corps SADF 1978-10-15
20193 Philpot Frederick Cecil F C Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-09-05
40187 Phinn William Patrick W P Sergeant Rhodesia Army Intelligence Corps 1976-05-30
32504 Pienaar Hendrik Minaar H M Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion Sector 70 Headquarters SADF 1974-02-27
20369 Pitse Ben B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-10
20411 Plaatjies Hermanus H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-26
41805 Ponto Kingo K Rifleman South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1992-10-10
20555 Potgieter Petrus Johannes P J Private Central Army Training Depot, S.A.Forces UDF 1943-10-01
32569 Pretorius Johannes Andries Cornelius J A C Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force Engineer School UDF 1937-05-05
41771 Pretorius Abraham Jacobus Smith A J S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps Army Gymnasium SADF 1977-08-18
20761 Proctor Percy P Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-11-10
32609 Raath John A J A Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1 Special Service Battalion UDF 1938-09-10
20925 Radebe Thomas Dqumbala T D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-18
32612 Rakgoale Andries Hercules Du Bruyn M A Private SA Army 101 Battalion, Romeo Mike Team SANDF 1998-01-17
32613 Rakosa Andries Hercules Du Bruyn P P Private SA Army 101 Battalion, Romeo Mike Team SANDF 1998-12-04
32629 Ramontsho Rammu Gordon D E Corporal SA Army Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-03-28
32667 Retief Johannes Albertus J A Major South African Air Force 19 Sqdn. SADF 1985-02-12
41625 Reynders Sarel Johannes S J Sergeant South African Police 1 Air Depot 1964-10-18
41069 Richards John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-05-01
21642 Robertson Kenneth George K G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-02-24
32718 Roelofse Lionel Ashley H S Sergeant South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF Unknown
21760 Rogers Walter Louis Francis W L F Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-11-25
40250 Rose George Edward G E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company 1976-03-16
22086 Russell William Henry W H Petty Officer Royal Navy H.M.S. "Dee." 1921-08-12
41442 Satchwell Arthur Cecil A C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1914-03-17
22380 Schiel Karl Peter K P Air Sergeant South African Air Force 43 Sqdn. UDF 1942-01-22
41577 Scott Willem Marthinus W M Constable South African Police AFB Waterkloof 1962-10-08
43395 Sekhute Thebe Andries T A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-08-11
41396 Selekana Piet P Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1915-08-16
22710 Semela John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-06
22785 Setlatole Adams A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-17
22875 Shaw Colin McKenzie Gardner C M G Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-03
32912 Shell William Henry W H Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force Engineering Corps UDF 1924-11-11
40319 Sher Morris Solomon M S Trooper Grey Scouts "A" Sqdn. 1978-07-25
22952 Shibe Robert R Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-05
22958 Shields Eric Eber Murray E E M Lieutenant South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Pembroke IV UDF 1944-04-12
40346 Sibanda Stanley T Private Rhodesian African Rifles 3rd Battalion 1980-03-14