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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
4055 Clover Joseph Alexander J A Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-01
4057 Clubb George Wallace G W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1941-01-28
4073 Cobbledick John Raymond J R Fourth Engineer Officer Merchant Navy S.S. Derrynane (London) 1941-02-12
4075 Cobus Henry H Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-26
4076 Cobus Stoffel S Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-01
4088 Cock Sauls S Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-02
4128 Coetzee Diedrick Johannes Mely D J M Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-06-30
4135 Coetzee Gert Cloete G C Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1919-08-01
4149 Coetzee Jan Johannes Hendrik J J H Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-07
4151 Coetzee Jasper Lodewyk J L Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-10-23
29789 Coetzee Gerhard Johannes G J Bombadier South African Infantry Corps Regiment Potchefstroom University SADF 1989-02-18
29800 Coetzee Lesley L Private South African Air Force AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1982-08-11
34337 Coetzee Daan Sias Petrus D S P Warrant Officer South African Police Poortjie Police Station 1992-06-16
34340 Coetzee Joseph J Constable South African Police Pietermaritzburg 1943-08-23
41683 Coetzee Petrus Jacobus P J Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-10
4183 Coetzer Pieter William P W Trooper South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-08-31
4185 Coffee Nickolaas Albertus N A Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-11
4187 Coghlan William W Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-27
4215 Cole Arthur Evelyn A E Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-12-09
4227 Coleman Gilbert Samuel G S Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-25
4260 Collier Cyril Lester C L Second Lieutenant Pioneer Corps 1942-04-17
4274 Collins Eric Trower E T Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-08-15
41563 Collins Henry De Villiers H D V Trainee South African Air Force Air Force Gymnasium SADF 1962-07-17
4314 Combrinck John Frederick J F Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-09
4317 Combrink Jan Melchior Petrus J M P Driver Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 6 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-06-30
4322 Comerford Arthur Edward John A E J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
4340 Comyns Wilfred Hugh W H Air Sergeant South African Air Force 223 Sqdn. UDF 1942-01-05
4341 Cona Bob Ndodana B N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-31
4351 Connell Henry Stephan H S Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-01-19
4365 Conrad Sam S Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-26
29832 Constance James C A Chief Petty Officer SA Navy 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SANDF 1998-08-29
4388 Cook Aleck A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps EA Transport UDF 1917-12-29
4402 Cook John Antonia J A Stoker 1st Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Parktown UDF 1942-06-21
4409 Cook Thomas Elliott T E Flight Sergeant Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-09-08
4412 Cooke Cecil Arthur C A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-06
4417 Cooke Harold H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 10 Otu 1942-06-26
4432 Coombes Percy P Corporal South African Pay Corps UDF 1943-06-12
41220 Coombs Frederick Herbert F H Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Indefatigable." 1916-05-31
4438 Cooney William Patrick W P Major South African Medical Corps UDF 1943-04-22
4453 Cooper Edwin Augustus E A Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-07-12
4465 Cooper Rezon Ambrose R A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1944-05-19
4480 Coppinger Jack Edward J E Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1943-06-15
4482 Corbella Percival Andrew P A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-20
4499 Cormack George G Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-11-19
4505 Cornelius Johannes Christian J C Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-01-12
4516 Cornwall Charles Ernest C E Major General Service Corps, S.A. Forces Camp Commandant Pollsmoor Camp, Cape Province UDF 1942-07-18
4522 Corrigan Howard Arthur H A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1946-02-06
4537 Cottrill William Sandford W S Major South African Medical Corps Medical Training Depot Potchefstroom UDF 1918-04-14
4548 Coulthard McDonald M Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles 1941-04-30
41437 Coupe Percy P Squadron Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1913-12-27