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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 388 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
32718 Roelofse H S Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF Unknown
21760 Rogers Walter Louis Francis W L F Trooper Special Service Battalion UDF 1943-11-25
40250 Rose George Edward G E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company RSF 1976-03-16
22086 Russell William Henry W H Petty Officer Royal Navy H.M.S. "Dee." UK 1921-08-12
41442 Satchwell Arthur Cecil A C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1914-03-17
22380 Schiel Karl Peter K P Air Sergeant 43 Squadron UDF 1942-01-22
41577 Scott Willem Marthinus W M Constable AFB Waterkloof SAP 1962-10-08
43395 Sekhute Thebe Andries T A Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-08-11
41396 Selekana Piet P Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1915-08-16
22710 Semela John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-06
22785 Setlatole Adams A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-17
22875 Shaw Colin McKenzie Gardner C M G Sergeant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-03
32912 Shell William Henry W H Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) Engineering Corps UDF 1924-11-11
40319 Sher Morris Solomon M S Trooper Grey Scouts "A" Squadron RSF 1978-07-25
22952 Shibe Robert R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-05
22958 Shields Eric Eber Murray E E M Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Pembroke IV UDF 1944-04-12
49510 Shumaker O O Trooper Bethune's Mounted Infantry COLONIAL 1901-05-12
40346 Sibanda Stanley T Private Rhodesian African Rifles 3rd Battalion RSF 1980-03-14
23096 Sikotoane Ephraim E Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-04
23258 Sitole England Papi E P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-30
41483 Skinner Walter Eden Bethridge W E B Private South African Commandos Benoni Commando SADF 1976-03-16
32981 Smal Petrus Jacobus P J Captain Administrative Services Corps (Corps) Ysterplaat Flt SADF 1971-04-24
23426 Smith Arthur John A J Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 2nd UDF 1941-01-02
23565 Smith Lionel Edward L E Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment UDF 1945-07-23
33011 Smith Francois F Lance Corporal 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 1998-09-04
40375 Smith Peter Thomas P T Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1978-12-29
33056 Spendiff Harry H Civilian Civilian 2nd Regiment 1922-03-14
33057 Spies Gerrit G Civilian 2nd Regiment SADF Unknown
30064 Steenkamp Thomas Ignatius Jacobus T I J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1979-05-01
38219 Steyn Willem Adriaan W A Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot SADF 1965-05-09
33138 Strauss Johannes Mattheus J M Private South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 35 Squadron SADF 1983-10-13
41642 Swanepoel Pieter Johannes P J Corporal TS Training Centre SADF 1965-11-18
40410 Tachi Kenneth K Rifleman Selous Scouts Keep Protection RSF 1976-02-28
24883 Teague Hartley Albert H A Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1940-08-01
40447 Tennant Kevin Hugh K H Second Lieutenant Grey Scouts 6th Battalion RSF 1979-10-02
33243 Tetsa N D Private SANDF 1998-07-07
24992 Theron Jacobus Johannes J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd UDF 1917-06-11
33247 Theron Anton Uys A U Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-07-20
33266 Thomas F Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-08-16
25256 Tilsley Frederick Harland F H Private South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1918-01-09
49823 Tjiraso David D Rifleman 102 Battalion SADF 1985-09-20
25536 Tsane Simon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-24
33335 Tshabalala Jacob Buty J S Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-08-14
25672 Tweedy George Herbert G H Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1915-02-22
33369 Uys Campbell C Second Lieutenant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-07-01
33415 Van Der Kolf First Name Unknown F N U Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Commando, Jan Kemp Dorp, "E" Coy. SADF 1980-07-01
41670 Van Der Linde Gert William Jacobus G W J Constable 1 Mil Hospital SAP 1956-07-27
41546 Van Der Merwe Izak I Staff Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Services School SADF 1960-12-27
33477 Van Der Nest James William J W Sergeant Major South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 83 Technical Stores Depot, Grahamstown UDF 1956-12-22
41581 Van Dyk Patrick Edwin P E Guard Union Defence Forces AFB Waterkloof SADF 1962-11-23