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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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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
3486 Cartwright George Spencer G S Gunner South African Artillery 2 Heavy Bty. UDF 1940-01-05
40137 Cashel Edward Charles Baldwin E C B Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1926-07-13
3505 Cassidy Harry H Private South African Road Corps 2nd 1918-07-05
3509 Castello Thomas Francis T F Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-09-26
3520 Castro William W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-12-01
3528 Caughey Bowden William B W Staff Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1919-02-08
3529 Caughey Charles Sylvester C S Captain Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-19
3531 Caulfield Jack J Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1945-08-14
3553 Cetyweyo Enoch E Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-24
3575 Chalmers James William J W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-18
29718 Chamba MALATO or MELATO M Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1981-08-15
3587 Chambesi Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-09-09
3621 Chapman Albert Edwin A E Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-16
3627 Chapman James J Sergeant Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1920-09-19
3640 Chappell Frank Moir F M Private South African Tank Corps 2/3 McC UDF 1940-10-03
3643 Charles Freddie F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Depot UDF 1916-09-24
39426 Charlie Gunstruck G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 6th Battalion UDF 1915-03-09
3664 Cheap John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-25
39064 Chekayi Patrick P Trooper Selous Scouts Internal Affairs 1976-07-11
3675 Chene Daniel D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-23
3707 Chidell Lawrence Francis L F Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 71 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-12-17
3711 Chifaro George G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-06
39074 Chihambakwe Rameck R Private 2 Brigade Hq 1975-10-20
29729 Chimongaia Roy Martin C South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1990-06-27
29730 Chindumba Dolole D Skutter South West African Territory Force 31 or 201 Battalion SADF 1983-12-17
38410 Chinhema Zebediah Mapache Z M Policeman British South Africa Police Support Unit, Tomlinson Depot 1975-10-26
29734 Chipango Bruce Charles W T Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-01-01
29736 Chivovo Reginald R Rifleman 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1982-08-30
3782 Chokoe Charlie Lesetja C L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-10
39137 Choto Cletos C Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1980-02-25
3793 Christian Julies (julius) J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 107 M.T. Res. Coy. UDF 1942-08-27
3837 Cilliers Audrey Helene A H Warrant Officer Class I Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-06-30
3839 Cilliers Daniel D Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-28
3851 Cister Michael Ralph M R Galley Boy Merchant Navy M.V. Eleonora Maersk (Colombo) 1944-02-06
3954 Claase Solomon Johannes S J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1914-11-23
3861 Claassen Martinus Johannes M J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-01-29
3868 Clapham William Stratford Beverley W S B Lieutenant Colonel South African Artillery 23 Field Regt. UDF 1943-11-15
3886 Clark Bertrand George William B G W Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-24
29761 Clark Ian Birkett I B Wing Commander Royal Air Force RAF Kenley 1963-09-06
3949 Clarke William W Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1919-11-17
3959 Classen Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-20
3965 Claydon-Fink Royston Arthur R A Apprentice Merchant Navy M.V. Gold Shell (London) 1945-04-16
3977 Cleaton-Jones Ioan Prichard I P Captain Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-06-07
3980 Cleghorn Colin Robertson C R Sergeant South African Irish UDF 1946-07-13
29766 Clements Sidney Tom S T Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 102 Battalion 1906-06-28
3994 Clews Ernest Alfred E A Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-05-22
4005 Clifton Thomas T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-03-11
4012 Clinton Thomas Frederick T F Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 3 Mob. Gen. Workshops UDF 1941-04-09
4033 Cloete Jacobus "koos" J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-12-27
29776 Cloete Pieter Frederick P F Colonel South African Air Force 19 Sqdn. SADF 1968-11-18