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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

Accidentally killed 259 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
15736 Mazote Frank F Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-04-16
15778 Mbolekwa Parry P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-03
15930 McDONALD Henry Rhodes H R Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 7th Training Depot Station 1917-12-22
16011 McGUFFIE Andrew Wilson A W Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 4 Regt. 1942-04-24
16473 Meyer Edward William E W Sapper South African Engineer Corps 25 Road Constr. Coy. UDF 1945-03-12
16560 Mgweni Wilson W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-17
31906 Minnaar Phillipus Petrus P P Major SA Army 3 Electronic Workshop UDF 1951-04-19
16818 Mjume Jack J Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1st Bty. 1916-01-22
16840 Mkize Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-24
16870 Mlaba Jeremiah Ken J K Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-04
16878 Mlangeni Bengani B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-01
16915 Moalusi Michael M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-09-30
17172 Molefe Frank F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-02
17233 Molloy Eugene E Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1917-12-01
17246 Moloi Samuel S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-21
17258 Molotsi Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-21
39611 Moore Clive Willoughby C W Trooper Natal Police 2 Independent Company 1906-09-29
17388 Moorgas James J Staff Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-14
17423 Morgan Angus Houlston A H Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 203 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1943-09-16
17451 Moriarty Arthur Daniel Strobino A D S Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
17591 Moseye Frans F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-13
17622 Moss Isaac I Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-23
17817 Mpungosi Nombene N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-14
32089 Muhenje Karetu K Rifleman South West African Territory Force 102 Battalion SADF 1982-07-13
17992 Muller Richard Hurtley Daneel R H D Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-11-19
40971 Musindo Wilson W Field Reservist British South Africa Police 2 Maintenance Unit 1979-02-23
18327 Napier Ronald MacDonald R M Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-03-14
18421 Ndhlovu Jeremiah Dinini J D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-15
41313 Njombeni Maram M Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-04
32285 Njunge Dixon D Private South West African Territory Force 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1979-03-27
32286 Nkada Malekudu Johannes M J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 113 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-05-15
19137 Nyati Benjamin B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-05
19630 Pape Bernard Hugo B H Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-13
19808 Paulus Thys T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-17
19894 Pechana Julius Sipho J S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-15
20122 Pfuhl Victor John Henry V J H Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-08-21
37123 Phasha Willem Petrus T A Constable South African Police Northern Cape 1969-08-23
20182 Phillips Sebastian S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-26
20565 Potse Petrus P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-26
20611 Poynton Reginald James R J Lieutenant Royal Engineers 2nd/2nd London Reserve Signal Coy. 1915-09-29
20626 Prentice James J Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1 School of Aerial Fighting 1917-11-04
20766 Proos Frederik Albrecht F A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces "A" Coy. UDF 1945-01-04
20978 Rakgogo Frans F Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-06
20991 Raluswield Jim J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-06
21441 Richardson George James G J Sergeant South African Signal Service Signal Coy. UDF 1916-02-02
21514 Ringsall John Edward J E Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) 1914-09-10
21525 Ritchie George Thornhill G T Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-12-13
21778 Ronganger Booi B Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-25
21917 Rothkugel Max M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-02
21919 Rothman Napoleon N Private South African Police 2nd 1940-12-07