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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 387 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
30229 Els Paul Johannes P J D H Q, Pretoria 5 Stores Depot 1954-08-30
41481 Dzikiti Peter Joseph P J Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment SADF 1981-06-20
6252 Duke Maurice Atkinson M A Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-06-09
6153 Du Preez Rudolf Andries R A Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-07-18
30090 Dlamini Sipho Thokozani S T Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-09-17
5750 Dingelali Natal N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 39th Coy. UDF 1917-11-09
5615 Dewey Kenneth Vincent Douglas K V D Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-09
30053 Devereaux Stephen Victor Paul S V P Rifleman South West African Territory Force (Corps) Equestrian Centre SADF 1977-12-21
30048 Denner Pieter Barend Bouwer P B B Corporal South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1982-03-18
5540 Dempster George Alexander G A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1918-12-11
30033 De Wet Jean J Major 1 Squadron SADF 1964-01-19
30015 De Villiers Ferdinand F Captain 3 Medical Battalion Group SADF 1983-03-09
49848 De Villiers Alan Rochelle A R Private South African Corps of Engineers SAEC Training Centre SADF 1975-09-29
85 De Beer Matthys Jacobus M J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Air Depot SADF 1964-03-08
41743 De Beer Johannes Lodewicus Lombard J L L Gunner 4 Artillery Regiment SADF 1991-09-20
5166 Davison Robert Hanbury Spence R H S Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-08-10
29924 Daniel Frederick William H Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1978-01-01
4814 Cupido David (dick) D Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-07-19
29878 CronjÉ J Lance Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) School of Technical Training SADF 1959-01-01
29880 Cronje Petrus Gerhardus Ettiene P G E Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Air Force Headquarters SADF 1983-08-12
4639 Cramer Richard Bernard R B Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-21
4494 Corlett Ivan Archibald Lewis I A L Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-09-26
4481 Coqui John Peter Deneys J P D Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1919-05-16
4478 Coppard James William J W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 38 Railway and Road Construction Coy. UDF 1946-11-29
41614 Cooper Herbert Daniel H D Coloured Constable 61 Base Workshop SAP 1964-12-31
41888 Cooper Adrian Edwin A E Rifleman Regiment Springs SADF 1991-12-29
49729 Cookes Jacob Rudolf J R Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-10-18
4389 Cook Arthur A Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-03-20
4383 Conte Armando Ralph A R Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-03-15
4303 Colmer Felix F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1945-06-05
4246 Colin Pierre Barthelmy P B Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-02-27
4118 Coetzee Benjamin Petrus B P Private 1st Bn. SAP 1941-04-29
4136 Coetzee Gert Francois G F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1940-06-03
29797 Coetzee Jasper Martin J M Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) TS Training Centre SADF 1977-11-14
34334 Coetzee A G Constable 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1997-06-07
34333 Coetser A J Sergeant 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 2000-05-25
34332 Coetsee Andries Johannes A J Constable 6 Dist (Laingsburg) CW Div SAP 1953-10-06
4056 Clow Henry Walter H W Sergeant Major South African Engineer Corps (Corps) "B" Coy. UDF 1914-12-10
3932 Clarke Frederick William George F W G Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1919-11-28
29746 Cilliers Tom T Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force (Corps) 1 Satellite Radar Station Mariepskop SADF 1978-11-09
3807 Christie David D Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-12-14
3629 Chapman James Joseph J J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1st Light Bty. UDF 1940-04-23
49790 Chamborim Guilherme Antonio G A Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1993-10-30
3572 Chalmers Ernest Henry Thomas E H T Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 4/22 Field Regiment UDF 1945-03-13
3547 Celliers Gustav Carel G C Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-12-28
29705 Cartledge Barry Neil B N Flight Sergeant 27 Squadron SADF 1988-07-11
3425 Carr Edward E Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1917-11-05
3341 Cane Thomas Henry T H Private Q Service Corps (Corps) Witwatersrand UDF 1944-07-21
3219 Caine Ernest Frank E F Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-30
29674 Cabinda F Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-01-26