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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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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
27407 Visagie Cornelius Johannes Christian C J C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1920-03-12
41462 Vos Jos Centlivres J C Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-02-13
33785 Walker Hepute E W Sergeant South African Air Force South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1998-04-28
39420 Walker Herbert Spencer H S Gunner Natal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 1906-05-02
38221 Wanda Petrus Albertus E N Constable South African Police 1 Air Depot 1996-05-04
38222 Wanyaza Petrus Albertus M Sergeant South African Police 1 Air Depot 1999-09-21
33808 Watkins Edward J T Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 4 Survey and Mapping Regiment SANDF 1996-10-11
33819 Weber Andre Johan A J Captain Directorate Military Intelligence 24 Sqdn. 1989-12-13
33834 Wessels Christo Andre C A South African Air Force 4 Field Regiment SADF 1979-01-31
28320 Wiley Francis Hill F H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-03
33883 Williams Sydney Melvin S M Corporal South African Infantry Corps 10 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 2008-08-28
28602 Wilson Edward E Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-05-02
28634 Wilson Martin Edward M E Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1919-08-08
28802 Woodbury Cecil James C J Lance Corporal Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1945-10-07
28938 Wylly Edward Vesey E V Lieutenant King's African Rifles 2nd/3rd 1918-01-17
29159 Zwane Manie M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-02
33959 Zweni Ettienne M J Rifleman South African Army 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-21