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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

Died as POW 169 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
2547 Brennan James Edward J E Chief Petty Officer South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Dragon UDF 1945-07-08
2364 Bowers Errol Vernon E V Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-21
2227 Botha Ernest E Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-25
2235 Botha Hertzog H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1943-12-08
2100 Booysen Albertus Benjamin A B Private South African Police 1st Bn. 1943-10-27
2077 Booker Reginald Brereton R B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-11-25
1695 Bester Joachim Paulus Kruger J P K Private South African Police 1942-12-12
1612 Benson Hugh H Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-12
1441 Beer Benjeman B Sergeant South African Police 2 1943-12-08
1293 Bateman Peter Philip Col P P C Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.S. Hereward 1943-09-14
1216 Barry Elias E Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 5 Field Coy. UDF 1943-10-10
1158 Barnes Owen Godfrey O G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-07
1118 Barnard Ben Allen B A Sergeant South African Police 1st 1943-12-08
877 Bagraim Georges Michael G M Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1944-05-04
566 Annandale Geoffrey G Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-30
565 Annan Thomas Arthur T A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. UDF 1943-05-28
201 Adendorf Leslie L Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-27
40 Abrahams Christian C Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-02
12 Abdool K Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-03