List of military training deaths in Singapore
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Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). This requires all qualified male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of active duty military service in the uniformed services, in either the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) or the Singapore Police Force (SPF). Below is a list of reported deaths that resulted from training incidents.
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· Service-related deaths in Singapore
Recruit (REC) Allen Tan Chong Huat
Recruit (REC) Allen Tan Chong Huat
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Allen Tan Chong Huat
Date
24 October 1968
Age
19
Incident
Fatally stung by hornets.
Place
Chua Chu Kang, Singapore
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Tay Seow Kai
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Tay Seow Kai
National serviceman
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Tay Seow Kai
Date
26 August 1970
Age
21
Incident
2LT Tay grabbed a grenade from a recruit who fumbled while handling the grenade during a live exercise. The grenade detonated in his hand, killing him and causing minor injuries for 2 others.
Place
Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Singapore
Recruit (REC) Lim Soon Aik
Recruit (REC) Lim Soon Aik
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Lim Soon Aik
Date
15 September 1977
Age
19
Incident
Recruit Lim Soon Aik was shot in the stomach during a live firing exercise by another soldier who negligently discharged his AR-15. He died 2 weeks later from septicaemia.
Place
Nee Soon, Singapore
Private (PTE) Edward Rengasamy
Private (PTE) Edward Rengasamy
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Edward Rengasamy
Date
29 August 1981
Age
18
Incident
Soldier died after iron piece pierced his throat during SAF Display Rehearsal
Place
West Coast Park, Singapore
Corporal (CPL) Tamil Selvam s/o Suppiah
Corporal (CPL) Tamil Selvam s/o Suppiah
National serviceman
Corporal (CPL) Tamil Selvam s/o Suppiah
Date
9 October 1982
Age
22
Incident
Fatally wounded in a training exercise.
Place
Sembawang, Singapore
Private (PTE) Tham Wai Keong
Private (PTE) Tham Wai Keong
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Tham Wai Keong
Date
23 May 1983
Age
18
Incident
Tham was found dead a day after he had gone missing from a route march. The state coroner reported that the private died from a ruptured stomach, but an open verdict was recorded as a forensic pathologist was unable to exclude the possibility that Tham was hit by the entrenching tool found next to his body.
Place
Pulau Tekong, Singapore
Lieutenant (LTA) Koh Meah Wan
Lieutenant (LTA) Koh Meah Wan
National serviceman
Lieutenant (LTA) Koh Meah Wan
Date
10 April 1984
Age
23
Incident
Died of unspecified "serious injuries" during a training exercise.
Place
Sungei Gedong, Singapore
Recruit (REC) Sim Keat Kee
Recruit (REC) Sim Keat Kee
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Sim Keat Kee
Date
13 April 1984
Age
19
Incident
Collapsed during a two-kilometre run.
Place
-
Recruit (REC) Bak Yow Hock
Recruit (REC) Bak Yow Hock
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Bak Yow Hock
Date
18 April 1984
Age
17
Incident
Died while undergo training at School of Naval Training.
Place
Sembawang, Singapore
Private (PTE) Hay Yong Chye
Private (PTE) Hay Yong Chye
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Hay Yong Chye
Date
26 November 1986
Age
19
Incident
Buried alive.
Place
Sarimbun Ave, Singapore
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Goh Kim LoongCorporal (CPL) Ramiya MohanLieutenant (LTA) Ng Soon HupLieutenant (LTA) Siow Poh GuanLieutenant (LTA) Wee Tong LeongCaptain (CPT) Lakbir Singh
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Goh Kim LoongCorporal (CPL) Ramiya MohanLieutenant (LTA) Ng Soon HupLieutenant (LTA) Siow Poh GuanLieutenant (LTA) Wee Tong LeongCaptain (CPT) Lakbir Singh
National serviceman
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Goh Kim LoongCorporal (CPL) Ramiya MohanLieutenant (LTA) Ng Soon HupLieutenant (LTA) Siow Poh GuanLieutenant (LTA) Wee Tong LeongCaptain (CPT) Lakbir Singh
Date
24 January 1987
Age
-
Incident
Helicopter crash.
Place
Near Brunei International Airport, Brunei
Private (PTE) Lim Chee Keng
Private (PTE) Lim Chee Keng
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Lim Chee Keng
Date
19 February 1994
Age
21
Incident
Collapsed at the end of a 10-kilometre run.
Place
Kranji, Singapore
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Zulhelmi Mohammad Said
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Zulhelmi Mohammad Said
National serviceman
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Zulhelmi Mohammad Said
Date
3 August 1996
Age
20
Incident
Struck by lightning while moving his platoon out of a training area due to bad weather.
Place
Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
Officer Cadet Trainee (OCT) Tan Sek Hong
Officer Cadet Trainee (OCT) Tan Sek Hong
National serviceman
Officer Cadet Trainee (OCT) Tan Sek Hong
Date
9 December 1996
Age
19
Incident
Tan Choon Ming (OCT), 20, loaded a general purpose machine gun without permission and meddled with its trigger in front of a group of officer cadets trainees. He shot Tan Sek Hong, 19, in the chest. Tan later died of a gun shot wound.
Place
Rest area of the live-firing area of Safti Camp, off Upper Jurong Road
Third Sergeant (3SG) Ronnie Tan Han ChongLance Corporal (LCP) Low Yin Tit
Third Sergeant (3SG) Ronnie Tan Han ChongLance Corporal (LCP) Low Yin Tit
National serviceman
Third Sergeant (3SG) Ronnie Tan Han ChongLance Corporal (LCP) Low Yin Tit
Date
9 March 1997
Age
-
Incident
A 155mm artillery round exploded in the barrel of a FH-2000 howitzer during a live-firing exercise conducted by the 23rd Battalion, Singapore Artillery. Twelve other servicemen were injured in the incident, including a liaison officer from the New Zealand Army. The explosion was caused by a defective fuze supplied by the Chartered Ammunition Industries which failed to ensure that the fuzes procured by its contractor met military specifications.
Place
Waiouru Army Camp, New Zealand
Captain (CPT) Teddy Quah Kok Meng
Captain (CPT) Teddy Quah Kok Meng
National serviceman
Captain (CPT) Teddy Quah Kok Meng
Date
11 December 1999
Age
-
Incident
Died after the vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a tree.
Place
Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia
Captain (CPT) Lim Kim Hock
Captain (CPT) Lim Kim Hock
National serviceman
Captain (CPT) Lim Kim Hock
Date
02 November 2000
Age
-
Incident
An Air Force Weapons Systems Officer was perished onboard SQ 006 was on his way to attend the Advanced Fighter Weapons Instructor Course at the Air National Guard, USA.
Place
Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Daryl Loh Chuan Rong
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Daryl Loh Chuan Rong
National serviceman
Second Lieutenant (2LT) Daryl Loh Chuan Rong
Date
26 February 2001
Age
-
Incident
A Full-Time National Serviceman. Thrown overboard as the Missile Gunboat he was on suddenly accelerated and struck another gunboat.
Place
Changi Naval Base, Singapore
Corporal (CPL) Kwok Wei Ming
Corporal (CPL) Kwok Wei Ming
National serviceman
Corporal (CPL) Kwok Wei Ming
Date
29 October 2001
Age
20
Incident
A Full-Time National Serviceman. Collapsed during a Commando Battalion training and died in camp after being transported to its medical facility.
Place
Hendon Camp, Singapore
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Mohd Shahlan bin Abdul Rahim
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Mohd Shahlan bin Abdul Rahim
National serviceman
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Mohd Shahlan bin Abdul Rahim
Date
15 May 2002
Age
-
Incident
Collapsed while taking his Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT), and died in hospital.
Place
Clementi Camp, Singapore
Recruit (REC) Ivan Ho Yong Hua
Recruit (REC) Ivan Ho Yong Hua
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Ivan Ho Yong Hua
Date
10 Oct 2002
Age
-
Incident
Found unconscious at training ground and died in hospital.
Place
Pulau Tekong, Singapore
Second Sergeant (2SG) Hu Enhuai
Second Sergeant (2SG) Hu Enhuai
National serviceman
Second Sergeant (2SG) Hu Enhuai
Date
21 August 2003
Age
-
Incident
Died from asphyxia and near drowning during a POW survival training course. Four commando officers conducting the training were jailed for carrying out an inappropriate "dunking" procedure that led to his death.
Place
Pulau Tekong, Singapore
First Sergeant (1SG) Shiva s/o Mohan
First Sergeant (1SG) Shiva s/o Mohan
National serviceman
First Sergeant (1SG) Shiva s/o Mohan
Date
13 July 2005
Age
-
Incident
Accident while performing heli-borne rappelling. Also involved one other foreign serviceman.
Place
Sembawang Airbase
Recruit (REC) Andrew Cheah Wei Siong
Recruit (REC) Andrew Cheah Wei Siong
National serviceman
Recruit (REC) Andrew Cheah Wei Siong
Date
10 June 2008
Age
-
Incident
Fainted during a 2 kilometre training walk as part of the enhanced Basic Military Training (BMT) for obese recruits. He was evacuated by helicopter to Singapore General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Place
Pulau Tekong, Singapore
Second-Lieutenant (2LT) Lam Jia Hao Clifton
Second-Lieutenant (2LT) Lam Jia Hao Clifton
National serviceman
Second-Lieutenant (2LT) Lam Jia Hao Clifton
Date
12 June 2008
Age
20
Incident
Collapsed during a jungle orientation training in Brunei; died in hospital.
Place
Brunei
Private (PTE) Foo Wei Rong Joe
Private (PTE) Foo Wei Rong Joe
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Foo Wei Rong Joe
Date
1 October 2008
Age
20
Incident
Collapsed while doing pull-ups. He was later evacuated to Tengah Medical Centre, where the doctors tried to resuscitate him. He subsequently sent to National University Hospital while the medical doctor and medic continued their resuscitation attempt en route, but was subsequently pronounced dead.
Place
Lim Chu Kang Camp, Singapore
First Warrant Officer (1WO) Tan Poh Eng
First Warrant Officer (1WO) Tan Poh Eng
National serviceman
First Warrant Officer (1WO) Tan Poh Eng
Date
21 May 2009
Age
53
Incident
Died in a parachuting accident.
Place
Bloemfountein, South Africa
2nd Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Huat
2nd Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Huat
National serviceman
2nd Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Huat
Date
April 2009
Age
36
Incident
Found unconscious at 6.05pm in a flight crew room after performing 'tunnel crawl demo of an F-5 Tiger aircraft. He was later sent to the Changi General Hospital where the SAF doctors and medics team continued their attempts to resuscitate him en route to the hospital. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at 7:24pm at the Changi General Hospital.
Place
Paya Lebar Airbase, Singapore
2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Nicholas Chan Wei Kit
2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Nicholas Chan Wei Kit
National serviceman
2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Nicholas Chan Wei Kit
Date
3 July 2009
Age
23
Incident
Hit backwards by a reversing Land Rover driven by Private Muhammad Abdul Qaiyuum Muhammed Iskander at the garage while 2LT Nicholas was performing engine checks behind the vehicle.
Place
Seletar Camp, Singapore
Lance Corporal (LCP) Eugin Wee Yong Choon
Lance Corporal (LCP) Eugin Wee Yong Choon
National serviceman
Lance Corporal (LCP) Eugin Wee Yong Choon
Date
28 January 2011
Age
20
Incident
Hit by a truck driven by another serviceman while unloading stores.
Place
Jurong Camp, Singapore
Specialist Cadet Trainee (SCT) Ee Chun Sheng
Specialist Cadet Trainee (SCT) Ee Chun Sheng
National serviceman
Specialist Cadet Trainee (SCT) Ee Chun Sheng
Date
2 August 2011
Age
21
Incident
Found not breathing after separated from his teammates during a training exercise. Due to either "natural disease process" caused by a heart defect or possible heat stroke.
Place
Ama Keng Training Area, Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
Corporal (CPL) Li Hong Yang
Corporal (CPL) Li Hong Yang
National serviceman
Corporal (CPL) Li Hong Yang
Date
10 January 2012
Age
28
Incident
Collapsed after completing the 2.4 kilometre run in the IPPT.
Place
Kranji Camp, Singapore
Private (PTE) Dominique Sarron Lee Rui Feng
Private (PTE) Dominique Sarron Lee Rui Feng
National serviceman
Private (PTE) Dominique Sarron Lee Rui Feng
Date
17 April 2012
Age
21
Incident
Breathing difficulties triggered by an allergic reaction to smoke grenades. COI found out that CPT Najib Hanuk Bin Muhamad Jalal was responsible for throwing 6 smoke grenades (three times more than needed for training). Death could have been prevented if Safety officer CPT (now LTC) Chia Thye Siong had stopped CPT Najib.
Place
Murai Urban Training Facility
Third Sergeant (3SG) Tan Mou Sheng
Third Sergeant (3SG) Tan Mou Sheng
National serviceman
Third Sergeant (3SG) Tan Mou Sheng
Date
10 May 2012
Age
20
Incident
Found pinned to his jeep and unconscious after its driver, 3SG Cavin Tan, lost control of the vehicle.
Place
Marsiling, Singapore
Lance Corporal (LCP) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Bin Salim
Lance Corporal (LCP) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Bin Salim
National serviceman
Lance Corporal (LCP) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Bin Salim
Date
12 August 2012
Age
20
Incident
Went missing during a jungle training exercise. He was the coxswain in a convoy of four boats meant to support water crossing segment of the exercise. His body was found three days later, 200 metres from his last known position.
Place
Sungai Batu Apoi river, Temburong District, Brunei
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Tan Tai Seng
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Tan Tai Seng
National serviceman
Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Tan Tai Seng
Date
27 September 2012
Age
23
Incident
Hit by falling tree while waiting to enter training area.
Place
Ama Keng Training Area, Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
Third Sergeant (3SG) Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin
Third Sergeant (3SG) Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin
National serviceman
Third Sergeant (3SG) Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin
Date
15 September 2017
Age
21
Incident
His Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle toppled sideways while he was guiding it out of difficult terrain; he was heli-evacuated to Rockhampton Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Place
Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia
Corporal First Class (CFC) Lee Han Xuan Dave
Corporal First Class (CFC) Lee Han Xuan Dave
National serviceman
Corporal First Class (CFC) Lee Han Xuan Dave
Date
30 April 2018
Age
19
Incident
Displayed signs of hyperthermia on 18 April after completing an 8 kilometre fast march. Lee was evacuated to the camp's medical centre and subsequently transferred to Changi General Hospital, where he was warded in an intensive care unit, but his condition only worsened.
Place
Bedok Camp, Singapore
Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu Kai
Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu Kai
National serviceman
Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu Kai
Date
3 November 2018
Age
22
Incident
Killed in a training accident when a Bionix AFV vehicle reversed into his Land Rover during a training exercise.
Place
Murai Urban Training Facility
Corporal First Class (CFC) (NS) Aloysius Pang
Corporal First Class (CFC) (NS) Aloysius Pang
National serviceman
Corporal First Class (CFC) (NS) Aloysius Pang
Date
24 January 2019
Age
28
Incident
Died four days after sustaining severe chest and abdominal injuries when the barrel of a self-propelled Howitzer was lowered while he was repairing it with two other SAF personnel during Exercise Thunder Warrior.
Place
Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand
| National serviceman | Date | Age | Incident | Place |
| Recruit (REC) Allen Tan Chong Huat | 24 October 1968 | 19 | Fatally stung by hornets. | Chua Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Second Lieutenant (2LT) Tay Seow Kai | 26 August 1970 | 21 | 2LT Tay grabbed a grenade from a recruit who fumbled while handling the grenade during a live exercise. The grenade detonated in his hand, killing him and causing minor injuries for 2 others. | Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Singapore |
| Recruit (REC) Lim Soon Aik | 15 September 1977 | 19 | Recruit Lim Soon Aik was shot in the stomach during a live firing exercise by another soldier who negligently discharged his AR-15. He died 2 weeks later from septicaemia. | Nee Soon, Singapore |
| Private (PTE) Edward Rengasamy | 29 August 1981 | 18 | Soldier died after iron piece pierced his throat during SAF Display Rehearsal | West Coast Park, Singapore |
| Corporal (CPL) Tamil Selvam s/o Suppiah | 9 October 1982 | 22 | Fatally wounded in a training exercise. | Sembawang, Singapore |
| Private (PTE) Tham Wai Keong | 23 May 1983 | 18 | Tham was found dead a day after he had gone missing from a route march. The state coroner reported that the private died from a ruptured stomach, but an open verdict was recorded as a forensic pathologist was unable to exclude the possibility that Tham was hit by the entrenching tool found next to his body. | Pulau Tekong, Singapore |
| Lieutenant (LTA) Koh Meah Wan | 10 April 1984 | 23 | Died of unspecified "serious injuries" during a training exercise. | Sungei Gedong, Singapore |
| Recruit (REC) Sim Keat Kee | 13 April 1984 | 19 | Collapsed during a two-kilometre run. | - |
| Recruit (REC) Bak Yow Hock | 18 April 1984 | 17 | Died while undergo training at School of Naval Training. | Sembawang, Singapore |
| Private (PTE) Hay Yong Chye | 26 November 1986 | 19 | Buried alive. | Sarimbun Ave, Singapore |
| Staff Sergeant (SSG) Goh Kim LoongCorporal (CPL) Ramiya MohanLieutenant (LTA) Ng Soon HupLieutenant (LTA) Siow Poh GuanLieutenant (LTA) Wee Tong LeongCaptain (CPT) Lakbir Singh | 24 January 1987 | - | Helicopter crash. | Near Brunei International Airport, Brunei |
| Private (PTE) Lim Chee Keng | 19 February 1994 | 21 | Collapsed at the end of a 10-kilometre run. | Kranji, Singapore |
| Second Lieutenant (2LT) Zulhelmi Mohammad Said | 3 August 1996 | 20 | Struck by lightning while moving his platoon out of a training area due to bad weather. | Lim Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Officer Cadet Trainee (OCT) Tan Sek Hong | 9 December 1996 | 19 | Tan Choon Ming (OCT), 20, loaded a general purpose machine gun without permission and meddled with its trigger in front of a group of officer cadets trainees. He shot Tan Sek Hong, 19, in the chest. Tan later died of a gun shot wound. | Rest area of the live-firing area of Safti Camp, off Upper Jurong Road |
| Third Sergeant (3SG) Ronnie Tan Han ChongLance Corporal (LCP) Low Yin Tit | 9 March 1997 | - | A 155mm artillery round exploded in the barrel of a FH-2000 howitzer during a live-firing exercise conducted by the 23rd Battalion, Singapore Artillery. Twelve other servicemen were injured in the incident, including a liaison officer from the New Zealand Army. The explosion was caused by a defective fuze supplied by the Chartered Ammunition Industries which failed to ensure that the fuzes procured by its contractor met military specifications. | Waiouru Army Camp, New Zealand |
| Captain (CPT) Teddy Quah Kok Meng | 11 December 1999 | - | Died after the vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a tree. | Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia |
| Captain (CPT) Lim Kim Hock | 02 November 2000 | - | An Air Force Weapons Systems Officer was perished onboard SQ 006 was on his way to attend the Advanced Fighter Weapons Instructor Course at the Air National Guard, USA. | Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Second Lieutenant (2LT) Daryl Loh Chuan Rong | 26 February 2001 | - | A Full-Time National Serviceman. Thrown overboard as the Missile Gunboat he was on suddenly accelerated and struck another gunboat. | Changi Naval Base, Singapore |
| Corporal (CPL) Kwok Wei Ming | 29 October 2001 | 20 | A Full-Time National Serviceman. Collapsed during a Commando Battalion training and died in camp after being transported to its medical facility. | Hendon Camp, Singapore |
| Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Mohd Shahlan bin Abdul Rahim | 15 May 2002 | - | Collapsed while taking his Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT), and died in hospital. | Clementi Camp, Singapore |
| Recruit (REC) Ivan Ho Yong Hua | 10 Oct 2002 | - | Found unconscious at training ground and died in hospital. | Pulau Tekong, Singapore |
| Second Sergeant (2SG) Hu Enhuai | 21 August 2003 | - | Died from asphyxia and near drowning during a POW survival training course. Four commando officers conducting the training were jailed for carrying out an inappropriate "dunking" procedure that led to his death. | Pulau Tekong, Singapore |
| First Sergeant (1SG) Shiva s/o Mohan | 13 July 2005 | - | Accident while performing heli-borne rappelling. Also involved one other foreign serviceman. | Sembawang Airbase |
| Recruit (REC) Andrew Cheah Wei Siong | 10 June 2008 | - | Fainted during a 2 kilometre training walk as part of the enhanced Basic Military Training (BMT) for obese recruits. He was evacuated by helicopter to Singapore General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. | Pulau Tekong, Singapore |
| Second-Lieutenant (2LT) Lam Jia Hao Clifton | 12 June 2008 | 20 | Collapsed during a jungle orientation training in Brunei; died in hospital. | Brunei |
| Private (PTE) Foo Wei Rong Joe | 1 October 2008 | 20 | Collapsed while doing pull-ups. He was later evacuated to Tengah Medical Centre, where the doctors tried to resuscitate him. He subsequently sent to National University Hospital while the medical doctor and medic continued their resuscitation attempt en route, but was subsequently pronounced dead. | Lim Chu Kang Camp, Singapore |
| First Warrant Officer (1WO) Tan Poh Eng | 21 May 2009 | 53 | Died in a parachuting accident. | Bloemfountein, South Africa |
| 2nd Warrant Officer (2WO) Poh Eng Huat | April 2009 | 36 | Found unconscious at 6.05pm in a flight crew room after performing 'tunnel crawl demo of an F-5 Tiger aircraft. He was later sent to the Changi General Hospital where the SAF doctors and medics team continued their attempts to resuscitate him en route to the hospital. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at 7:24pm at the Changi General Hospital. | Paya Lebar Airbase, Singapore |
| 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Nicholas Chan Wei Kit | 3 July 2009 | 23 | Hit backwards by a reversing Land Rover driven by Private Muhammad Abdul Qaiyuum Muhammed Iskander at the garage while 2LT Nicholas was performing engine checks behind the vehicle. | Seletar Camp, Singapore |
| Lance Corporal (LCP) Eugin Wee Yong Choon | 28 January 2011 | 20 | Hit by a truck driven by another serviceman while unloading stores. | Jurong Camp, Singapore |
| Specialist Cadet Trainee (SCT) Ee Chun Sheng | 2 August 2011 | 21 | Found not breathing after separated from his teammates during a training exercise. Due to either "natural disease process" caused by a heart defect or possible heat stroke. | Ama Keng Training Area, Lim Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Corporal (CPL) Li Hong Yang | 10 January 2012 | 28 | Collapsed after completing the 2.4 kilometre run in the IPPT. | Kranji Camp, Singapore |
| Private (PTE) Dominique Sarron Lee Rui Feng | 17 April 2012 | 21 | Breathing difficulties triggered by an allergic reaction to smoke grenades. COI found out that CPT Najib Hanuk Bin Muhamad Jalal was responsible for throwing 6 smoke grenades (three times more than needed for training). Death could have been prevented if Safety officer CPT (now LTC) Chia Thye Siong had stopped CPT Najib. | Murai Urban Training Facility |
| Third Sergeant (3SG) Tan Mou Sheng | 10 May 2012 | 20 | Found pinned to his jeep and unconscious after its driver, 3SG Cavin Tan, lost control of the vehicle. | Marsiling, Singapore |
| Lance Corporal (LCP) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Bin Salim | 12 August 2012 | 20 | Went missing during a jungle training exercise. He was the coxswain in a convoy of four boats meant to support water crossing segment of the exercise. His body was found three days later, 200 metres from his last known position. | Sungai Batu Apoi river, Temburong District, Brunei |
| Lance-Corporal (LCP) (NS) Tan Tai Seng | 27 September 2012 | 23 | Hit by falling tree while waiting to enter training area. | Ama Keng Training Area, Lim Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Third Sergeant (3SG) Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin | 15 September 2017 | 21 | His Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle toppled sideways while he was guiding it out of difficult terrain; he was heli-evacuated to Rockhampton Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. | Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia |
| Corporal First Class (CFC) Lee Han Xuan Dave | 30 April 2018 | 19 | Displayed signs of hyperthermia on 18 April after completing an 8 kilometre fast march. Lee was evacuated to the camp's medical centre and subsequently transferred to Changi General Hospital, where he was warded in an intensive care unit, but his condition only worsened. | Bedok Camp, Singapore |
| Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu Kai | 3 November 2018 | 22 | Killed in a training accident when a Bionix AFV vehicle reversed into his Land Rover during a training exercise. | Murai Urban Training Facility |
| Corporal First Class (CFC) (NS) Aloysius Pang | 24 January 2019 | 28 | Died four days after sustaining severe chest and abdominal injuries when the barrel of a self-propelled Howitzer was lowered while he was repairing it with two other SAF personnel during Exercise Thunder Warrior. | Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand |
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