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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
23096 Sikotoane Ephraim E Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-04
23258 Sitole England Papi E P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 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 Ysterplaat Flt SADF 1971-04-24
23426 Smith Arthur John A J Private South African Reserve Mechanical Transport 2nd 1941-01-02
23565 Smith Lionel Edward L E Gunner South African Artillery 4/22 Field Regt. UDF 1945-07-23
33011 Smith Francois F Lance Corporal South African Army 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 1998-09-04
40375 Smith Peter Thomas P T Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion 1978-12-29
33056 Spendiff Harry H Civilian Civilian 2nd Regt. 1922-03-14
33057 Spies Gerrit G Civilian SA Army 2nd Regt. Unknown
30064 Steenkamp Thomas Ignatius Jacobus T I J Trooper South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1979-05-01
38219 Steyn Willem Adriaan W A Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 1 Air Depot SADF 1965-05-09
33138 Strauss Johannes Mattheus J M Private South African Technical Services Corps 35 Sqdn. SADF 1983-10-13
41642 Swanepoel Pieter Johannes P J Corporal South African Army TS Training Centre SADF 1965-11-18
40410 Tachi Kenneth K Rifleman Selous Scouts Keep Protection 1976-02-28
24883 Teague Hartley Albert H A Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-01
40447 Tennant Kevin Hugh K H Second Lieutenant Grey Scouts 6th Battalion 1979-10-02
33243 Tetsa Rumai N D Private SA Army 31 (Bushman) Battalion SANDF 1998-07-07
24992 Theron Jacobus Johannes J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1917-06-11
33247 Theron Anton Uys A U Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-07-20
33264 Thokozani Sipho S Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-09-17
33266 Thomas Adrian Murray F Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-08-16
25256 Tilsley Frederick Harland F H Private South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1918-01-09
25536 Tsane Simon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-05-24
33335 Tshabalala Jacob Buty J S Corporal SA Army 2 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-08-14
25672 Tweedy George Herbert G H Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1915-02-22
33369 Uys Campbell C Second Lieutenant South West African Territory Force 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 South African Police 1 Mil Hospital 1956-07-27
41546 Van Der Merwe Izak I Staff Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police Services School SADF 1960-12-27
33477 Van Der Nest James William J W Sergeant Major South African Technical Services 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
33529 Van Heerden Pierre Andre P A Lieutenant South African Air Force 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-05-12
41495 Van Heerden Pieter Willem P W Private Rhodesian Light Infantry 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1961-04-13
41151 Van Niekerk Jan Petrus J P Rifleman South African Infantry Corps School of Infantry SADF 1985-02-19
41336 Van Niekerk Harry J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1914-01-12
41629 Van Staden Marthinus Hermanus Johannes M H J Corporal South African Army 8 SAI Bn SADF 1964-08-11
27052 Van Thal Jacob J Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-12
33605 Van Tonder Anton Johannes A J Warrant Officer Class I South African Corps of Engineers 35 Engineer Regiment SANDF 1998-07-18
33610 Van Tonder Johan J J Sergeant South African Air Force 10 Armoured Car Squadron SANDF 1998-08-15
27061 Van Velden Cornelius Johannes Hugo C J H Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Repatriation Camp 1919-02-24
27101 Van Wyk Cornelius Johannes C J Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-20
27135 Van Wyk William Abraham W A Batman Union Defence Forces Machine Gun Unit UDF 1915-06-11
33689 Venter Lourens Matthys Johannes L M J Lance Corporal South African Air Force 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1971-11-15
41699 Venter Cornelius Du Plessis C D P Corporal Union Defence Forces H.q. SADF 1957-12-12
27276 Verkyl Otto O Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-23
33708 Vermaak Andre Johannes A J Corporal South African Air Force 44 Sqdn. SADF 1983-06-09
27289 Vermeulen Gert Jacobus G J Private South African Horse 6th UDF 1916-09-29
41710 Versteeg Wilhelmus Cornelius Allen W C A Head Constable South African Police Pay Branch 1960-03-28
33746 Vine Johannes (kangombe) R E Petty Officer SA Navy 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SANDF 1998-10-20