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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

UNK — Unknown 3,502 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
38437 Courtney Douglas Llewellyn D L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-04-06
29857 Cowan Irene Helen I H Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 912 Battalion UDF 1948-07-19
4591 Cowle James Henry J H Airman 1st Class Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-05-11
29859 Cox Frederick Charles F C Sergeant South African Medical Corps 6 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1924-10-09
4614 Coxford John W J W Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 6th Bn. UDF 1945-08-17
4621 Cragg Edward E Chief Petty Officer South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Gamtoos UDF 1944-07-25
29866 Crampton John William J W Air Mechanic South African Air Force School of Logistical Training UDF 1939-01-20
4646 Crankshaw Arthur Herbert A H Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1946-01-16
4658 Creagh John J Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-06-15
4663 Creighton Basil William B W Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1945-05-23
29872 Crisp Arthur Jackson A J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1906-08-29
4710 Cronje Tool T Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-11-05
40662 Cronje Daniel Johannes D J Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1987-06-23
4720 Crosley Robert Errington R E Warrant Officer Class II South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-05-11
4725 Cross James Graham J G Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-01-14
41486 Crous Daniel Petrus D P Sergeant South African Police Permanent Force Staff 1946-07-02
4751 Crow Henry H Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-06-20
4752 Crowder John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-04-13
4776 Cruse Thomas Reginald T R Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-03-06
4819 Cupido John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-10
4831 Currie Frederick Basil F B Lieut-Commander Royal Navy H.M. Submarine Regulus 1940-12-06
4847 Curtis Reginald Edward R E Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-03-29
5818 DLULANI or DLULIAN Sam S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1916-12-06
4874 Dadabhay Mahomed Essop M E Civilian Civilian War Dead 1940-10-13
4879 Daffarn Maurice M Lieutenant Northern Rhodesia Police 1915-04-24
4882 Dahlquist Walter Oliver W O Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1946-07-12
29904 Dala Carlos Conceicao A Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1981-04-11
29905 Dala Carlos Conceicao A South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1982-01-01
4893 Dale F Thomas F T Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1920-08-29
4895 Dale Thomas Langham T L Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1914-09-24
4897 Daley John Campbell J C Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Sea Rescue Flight RAF 1942-08-03
4898 Daley William Roger W R Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-09-26
4915 Dalton Edmund Robert E R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1942-02-11
4931 Damons Abram A Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-02
4933 Damons Daniel D Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-07
4939 Damoyi July J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-11
4946 Dance A E Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Air Depot UDF 1942-12-12
4971 Daniels Appolus William A W Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 137th M.T. Coy. UDF 1945-05-07
4976 Daniels Edward Kenneth E K Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-07-29
41221 Daniels Charles Cecil C C Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Indefatigable." 1916-08-15
4996 Danser Andries A Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-02
5001 Danworth Frederick John F J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-08-09
5033 David Alfred A Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-19
5034 David Henry H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-17
5039 Davids Abraham A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-08-26
5048 Davids Jacob J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-22
5049 Davids Jacobus J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-18
5055 Davids John J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-19
5056 Davids Joseph J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-13
5063 Davids Tom T Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-29