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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
23689 Snyers Johannes April J A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-19
23681 Snow Alfred A Warrant Officer Class I Royal Engineer Services 1918-08-01
23680 Snelling Ernest E Corporal South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1921-03-31
38787 Snell Gregory Stuart G S Detective Section Officer British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1969-11-01
23671 Snashall Hector Austin Jim H A J Warrant Officer Class II Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-20
23654 Smithdorf Douglas Haig D H Trooper South African Tank Corps 13th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1944-02-28
23455 Smith Charles Jonsing C J Captain Middlesex Regiment 1919-12-20
23500 Smith Francis Lawrence Fred F L F Second Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-29
23516 Smith George William G W Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1918-07-12
23519 Smith Henry H Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-09-18
23530 Smith Hugh Ritchie H R Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-06
23543 Smith John J Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1941-12-08
23549 Smith John Charles J C Air Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-29
23585 Smith Phillip P Mule Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-02
23602 Smith Rodney Paul R P Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1946-04-02
23605 Smith Robert William R W Signaller South African Corps of Signals 10th Bde. UDF 1941-08-23
23607 Smith Samuel S Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-19
23615 Smith Selkirk MacLachlan S M Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-10-13
23632 Smith Willem Christian W C Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1942-11-25
23638 Smith William G W G Sergeant Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-22
33022 Smith Marthinus Wessels M W Civilian Civilian 1922-03-16
33026 Smith William Russel W R Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 SADF 1982-02-18
41687 Smith Renault Warendly R W Civilian Civilian 202 Battalion 1922-03-14
23379 Smit Daniel Nicolaas Erasmus D N E Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-06-19
23410 Smit Sarel Johannes S J Private Central Army Training Depot, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-01-05
32994 Smit Hartmut Wilfried H W Chief Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 SADF 1982-02-18
33001 Smit Sophia Elizabeth S E Lance Corporal South African Air Force 10 Air Depot SADF 1980-02-12
41079 Smit Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railways and Harbours UDF 1914-08-04
23372 Smidt Twall T Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-01-31
23359 Smallberger John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-07
23342 Sloley Robert Hugh R H Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 56th Sqdn. 1917-10-01
23337 Sloan Charlie C Driver South African Native Labour Bureau Equine Transport UDF 1917-02-26
23335 Slinger Solomon David S D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-03-29
23330 Slement William W Greaser Merchant Navy S.S. Arundel Castle 1944-01-24
23327 Slavin Verdun Hood V H Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1941-06-22
32978 Slade Graham Denzil G D Boy 2nd Class South African Navy HMSAS Good Hope UDF 1950-02-06
23295 Skirving Andrew A Trooper South African Engineers UDF 1915-02-03
32974 Skeates Roy Frederick R F Petty Officer SAS President Kruger Mess 12 SADF 1982-02-18
40360 Sizida Dodo D Soldier Rhodesian African Rifles 4th Battalion 1969-05-02
41434 Siwana James j Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1915-10-31
23272 Sitwe Jacob J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-11
23262 Sitole January J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-03
23263 Sitole Joseph Jack J J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 2 (Botha) M.T. Sec. UDF 1941-05-12
23265 Sitole Manahlakise M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-17
23268 Sitole Sanofa S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-05
37630 Sitole Sameul D Constable South African Police Kwazulu Natal 1956-03-25
32972 Sithole Mkhacani Thomas M T Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 116 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1997-08-19
23248 Siteng Jan J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-20
23241 Sisinyo David D Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-28
23239 Sirwamang Petrus P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-11