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 prisoner of war 381 records

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Date of Death
48503 Alberts Abraham Burger A B Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48500 Alexander G G Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47914 Badenhorst Adriaan Hendrik A H Burgher Boer Forces 1900-09-28
47954 Badenhorst Philippus A P A Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48018 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes Willem P J W Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48325 Badenhorst Hendrik Johannes H J Burgher Boer Forces 1902-05-28
48330 Badenhorst Christoffel Petrus Stephanus C P S Burgher Boer Forces 1902-08-16
48323 Barkhuizen Jacobus Johannes J J Burgher Boer Forces 1902-07-01
48572 Bekker Albert Johannes Jacobus A J J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-01-13
47950 Bensch Pieter Benjamin P B Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48501 Bester Johannes H S J H S Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-07
48016 Beukes Cornelis Johannes C J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48326 Beukes Cornelis Johannes C J Burgher Boer Forces 1902-04-09
48319 Blignaut Charl Eliza C E Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-02
48322 Bloem Carl de Jongh C J Burgher Boer Forces 1901-01-29
48498 Bodenstein Willem Johannes W J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-11-23
47854 Booysen Johannes Marthinus J M Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-24
47944 Booysen Nicolaas Johannes N J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47970 Boshoff Louis Petrus L P Burgher Boer Forces 1902-05-22
48320 Boshoff Johannes Christoffel J C Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48315 Botes Barend Hendrik B H Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48064 Botha Hercules Albertus H A Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48360 Botha Tirens Jacobus Pretorius T J P Burgher Boer Forces 1900-06-28
48495 Botha Philippus Rudolph P R Burgher Boer Forces 1900-06-01
48571 Botha ??? Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-08
48401 Brits P.s. P Burgher Boer Forces 1902-07-28
47827 Britz Johannes Jacobus J J Burgher Boer Forces 1901-04-19
48114 Britz Jan Johannes Rudolf J J R Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48311 Broese Johannes Henricus J H Burgher Boer Forces 1902-01-29
48359 Brtiz Marthinus Frederik M F Burgher Boer Forces 1902-02-25
48307 Buitendag Roelof Johan R J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48389 Burke Thomas Henry T H Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-17
48308 Buys Hendrik Willem Johannes H W J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-27
47976 Calitz Johannes Matthys J M Burgher Boer Forces 1902-06-17
47969 Celliers Petrus Gerhardus P G Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48563 Chandler Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-30
47937 Claassen Pieter Willem Adriaan P W A Burgher Boer Forces 1902-03-24
48017 Classen Nicolaas Cornelius Jacobus N C J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47802 Coetsee Abraham Petrus Johannes A P J Burgher Boer Forces 1902-06-02
47818 Coetzee Floris Petrus F P Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-15
47977 Coetzee Hercules Albertus H A Burgher Boer Forces 1901-12-03
48493 Coetzee Jacobus Abraham J A Burgher Boer Forces 1900-07-08
48564 Coetzee Floris Petrus F P Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
48566 Coetzee Johannes Abraham J A Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-04
47995 Combrinck Jan Hendrik J H Burgher Boer Forces 1902-10-10
48492 Combrink Hendrik Johannes David H J D Burgher Boer Forces 1900-04-23
48357 Conti Dominico D Burgher Boer Forces 1901-05-27
47967 Cronje Frans Johannes F J Burgher Boer Forces 1902-05-21
48303 Daffue Petrus P Burgher Boer Forces 1902-06-16
48489 Davidsom Ludel L Burgher Boer Forces Unknown

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?cause=Died+as+prisoner+of+war&dir=asc&pdf=1

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