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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 3,497 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
22112 Ryan William W Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1920-12-05
41073 SEGADE or SEGADI Soloman S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-04-26
22639 SEGATINE or SEGATLA SAM or TOM S or T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-07-03
23068 SIFATA or SIFUTA Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-20
23073 SIGHOTIA or SIKHOTIA Jameson J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-07
22160 Salayedwa Charlie C Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-15
22171 Salmon Hendrick H Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-23
22186 Samani Daniel D Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-14
22195 Sampson Isaac I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-11
22198 Sampson Lodewyk L Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-07
40281 Samson Shanda S Soldier Rhodesian Army Protected Village Protection Group 1969-08-03
22212 Samuels Frank F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-11-06
22213 Samuels Jack J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-12
22216 Sanders Colin George Phillip C G P Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps 1942-08-28
32795 Sanders Basil (ben-Zion) B Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Air Force 1950-07-11
22225 Sanderson George William G W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-08-10
40288 Sanduka Cossam C Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1979-07-14
22243 Sango Matthews M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-16
22273 Sass Frank F Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-27
22277 Satekge Frank F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-01
22301 Saunders Philip Edward P E Captain South African Air Force UDF 1944-01-27
22324 Saware Mangwana M South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-24
22339 Scanlen Richard Thomas Ross R T R Sapper South African Engineer Corps 41 Harbour Construction Coy. UDF 1942-12-07
22358 Scheepers Frederik Johannes Jacobus F J J Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Waterberg Commando UDF 1914-11-20
22367 Scheepers Marthinus Johannes M J Private South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-05-10
32808 Scheepers Johan Wilhelm Christiaan J W C Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-07-29
32810 Scheepers Theodorus Erns T E Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 28 Sqdn. SADF 1970-08-29
22374 Schempers Barend Stephanus B S Major South African Air Force 1 Air Depot UDF 1941-11-03
40294 Schickerling Peter W Temporary Sergeant Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-12-04
22395 Schmidt Johan Diederick J D Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1947-06-27
22415 Schoeman Cornelius Petrus C P Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1917-12-11
32820 Schoeman Ferdinand Jacobus F J Sergeant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. SADF 1974-04-08
32823 Schoeman HENDRIK STEPHANUS van HEERDEN H S V H Major South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion UDF 1951-03-24
37422 Schoeman Ernest Julius A S Major South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1974-08-03
37424 Schoeman Gert Johannes G J Sergeant South African Police Service District 39 Johannesburg 2006-06-25
37425 Schoeman Martinus Gerhardus M G Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1964-10-05
22435 Scholtz Hendrik Christoffel H C Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-11-16
32831 Scholtz Lesley Andrew L A Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-04-08
32832 Scholtz Pieter Ernst P E Signaller South African Corps of Signals 81 Signal Unit SADF 1982-06-19
32833 Scholtz Pieter Ernst R W Staff Sergeant SA Army 81 Signal Unit SADF 1993-01-01
37430 Scholtz Abraham Johannes Muller A J M 1st Class Constable South African Police Johannesburg 1923-08-11
37431 Scholtz Abraham Johannes Muller F M N Sergeant South African Police Johannesburg 1993-01-13
22450 Schoonraad Fredrik Jacobus F J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-06-17
32840 Schumann Cyril Harris C H Major South African Army 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1959-07-06
22507 Scotland David D Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-04-20
22511 Scott Alexander A Private Army Service Corps 968th Mechanical Transport Coy. 1917-09-25
22521 Scott Clifford Owen C O Telegraphist South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Jaguar UDF 1942-03-26
32848 Scott Douglas Gardiner F P C G Major SA Army 4 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-01-10
41704 Scott James George J G Flight Sergeant South African Air Force H.q. SADF 1958-03-16
22578 Scully Thomas Creagh T C Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-10-16