Top 60 units by death count across 26,461 records with a known unit.
22,777 records (46.3%) have no unit recorded.
| # | Unit | Regiment | Deaths | % of known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boer Forces | Prisoner of War | 829 | 3.13% |
| 2 | Gauteng | 533 | 2.01% | |
| 3 | 1st | Cape Corps | 383 | 1.45% |
| 4 | 5th Bn. | 338 | 1.28% | |
| 5 | M.t. | 247 | 0.93% | |
| 6 | Railway Section | 228 | 0.86% | |
| 7 | Free State | 217 | 0.82% | |
| 8 | Kwazulu Natal | 217 | 0.82% | |
| 9 | Keep Protection | Internal Affairs | 200 | 0.76% |
| 10 | Eastern Cape | 198 | 0.75% | |
| 11 | Western Cape | 194 | 0.73% | |
| 12 | Support Unit | British South Africa Police | 178 | 0.67% |
| 13 | 4th Bn. | 160 | 0.6% | |
| 14 | South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) | South West African Police | 155 | 0.59% |
| 15 | Mpumalanga | 154 | 0.58% | |
| 16 | 2nd | Cape Corps | 152 | 0.57% |
| 17 | Head Office | 144 | 0.54% | |
| 18 | 1st Battalion | Rhodesian Light Infantry | 135 | 0.51% |
| 19 | Boer Forces | Heidelberg Commando | 132 | 0.5% |
| 20 | 1st Bn. | Northern Rhodesia Regiment | 130 | 0.49% |
| 21 | 1st Regiment | South African Mounted Rifles | 128 | 0.48% |
| 22 | North West Province | 125 | 0.47% | |
| 23 | Boer Forces | Rustenburg Commando | 120 | 0.45% |
| 24 | Medical Section | 119 | 0.45% | |
| 25 | Protected Village Protection Group | Guard Force | 118 | 0.45% |
| 26 | "B" Coy. | 2nd South African Infantry | 117 | 0.44% |
| 27 | Boer Forces | Pretoria Commando | 116 | 0.44% |
| 28 | "A" Coy. | 1st South African Infantry | 115 | 0.43% |
| 29 | "D" Coy. | 2nd South African Infantry | 115 | 0.43% |
| 30 | 1st Battalion | Rhodesian African Rifles | 115 | 0.43% |
| 31 | Transport and Remounts | 113 | 0.43% | |
| 32 | 2nd | Regiment Botha | 113 | 0.43% |
| 33 | "C" Coy. | 2nd South African Infantry | 108 | 0.41% |
| 34 | 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div | 100 | 0.38% | |
| 35 | Boer Forces | Krugersdorp | 99 | 0.37% |
| 36 | "B" Coy. | 4th South African Infantry | 98 | 0.37% |
| 37 | "C" Coy. | 4th South African Infantry | 96 | 0.36% |
| 38 | Boer Forces | Potchefstroom | 95 | 0.36% |
| 39 | 1st | Imperial Light Horse | 94 | 0.36% |
| 40 | 2nd Bn. | Rhodesia Regiment | 94 | 0.36% |
| 41 | "A" Coy. | 4th South African Infantry | 93 | 0.35% |
| 42 | "D" Coy. | 4th South African Infantry | 93 | 0.35% |
| 43 | "B" Coy. | 1st South African Infantry | 92 | 0.35% |
| 44 | Boer Forces | Vryheid | 92 | 0.35% |
| 45 | Boer Forces | Middelburg Commando | 91 | 0.34% |
| 46 | "C" Coy. | 1st South African Infantry | 90 | 0.34% |
| 47 | Boer Forces | Johannesburg | 90 | 0.34% |
| 48 | 1st | Royal Natal Carbineers | 90 | 0.34% |
| 49 | "D" Coy. | 1st South African Infantry | 86 | 0.33% |
| 50 | 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div | 85 | 0.32% | |
| 51 | Boer Forces | Winburg Commando | 85 | 0.32% |
| 52 | Boer Forces | Kroonstad | 84 | 0.32% |
| 53 | 1st | Rand Light Infantry | 82 | 0.31% |
| 54 | District 39 Johannesburg | 80 | 0.3% | |
| 55 | Boer Forces | Lichtenburg Commando | 80 | 0.3% |
| 56 | "A" Coy. | 2nd South African Infantry | 79 | 0.3% |
| 57 | "A" Coy. | 3rd South African Infantry | 79 | 0.3% |
| 58 | Uniform | British South Africa Police | 75 | 0.28% |
| 59 | 1st Bn. | Royal Durban Light Infantry | 74 | 0.28% |
| 60 | Boer Forces | Marico Commando | 73 | 0.28% |