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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 of appendicitis 38 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
558 Angus Cromwell Atholl C A Private South African Service Corps (Corps) 2nd Mounted Brigade Train UDF 1914-12-05
1704 Beswick Allan Vernon A V Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-11-01
2531 Breetveld John Johannes J J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery UDF 1916-07-30
3108 Burton Bertie Ernest B E Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 10th Bn. UK 1916-07-21
3141 Butelezi Absolom A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-21
3515 Castle George Douglas G D Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1918-05-15
5415 De Villiers Esli Levi E L Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-20
6989 Felix Charles H C H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-09-18
7910 Gaskell Robert Harry R H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-02-01
8374 Goodman Antony A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1919-01-22
8485 Gouws Nicolaas Petrus N P Trooper 13th Mounted Rifles (Noordeslike Transvaal Mounted Rifles) "A" Squadron UDF 1915-01-06
8925 Gwaba John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-30
10080 Hofmeyr Nicholas Jacobus N J Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Mounted Bde. Field Amb. UDF 1916-06-25
10327 Houldsworth Harry Wright H W Rifleman Rand Rifles UDF 1915-05-10
11317 Johnson Samuel Edwin S E Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-06-30
11566 Josephs Joseph Benjamin J B Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-09-04
11874 Kay Thomas George Renicke T G R Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1918-07-23
12421 Klopper Henoch H Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-05-10
12496 Koekemoer John William J W Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-22
12610 Krawitz Louis (lewis) L Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-03-23
12796 Labuschagne Joseph Johannes J J Private 20th Mounted Rifles UDF 1915-05-03
13025 Law George Alison G A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-27
14834 Maltman William Fleming W F Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-12-15
15651 Matwalu Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-24
16393 Mentor Abel A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 7 Coy. UDF 1918-04-07
17405 Moran James Edmund J E Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1916-07-23
18701 Ngudhle Steven S Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-07-26
41060 Petrus First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-06-09
20188 Phillipson Cecil Vaughan C V Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-10-26
25340 Todd Joseph J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-01-20
25427 Trafford Edmond Thyrkel E T Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1st Garrison Bn. UK 1916-05-10
26664 Van Der Mescht Johannes Jacobus Frederik J J F Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-07-21
26972 Van Rooy Pierre Andrew P A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-09
27502 Vos James Peter J P Sergeant 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) UDF 1915-01-02
27958 Webster H E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1942-07-26
27965 Webster Robert Drysdale R D Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1915-11-27
28452 Williams J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-09-11
28926 Wyatt-Smith Hugh Hargreave H H Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 2nd/28th Bn. UK 1916-02-17