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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 blackwater fever 225 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
12606 Kraitzick Max M Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-11-17
12655 Kruger Frederick Johannes F J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-03
12857 Lambert Joseph Revis J R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-02-16
13015 Laverton John J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-06-07
13170 Leatt George G Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-04-25
13265 Lehman Edgar E Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-08
13381 Lesiba Frans F Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-12
13412 Lessing Nicholaas Stephanus N S Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-06-27
13465 Levings George Frederick G F Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-11-24
13526 Lewis William Simon W S Shoeing Smith South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-14
13907 Louw Henry Johannes H J Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-03-04
15046 MAPWUNWETSH or MAPWUWETSHU Solomon S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-25
14308 MacKie Archibald A Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1917-01-28
14409 Madiye Jan J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-13
14507 Magohoa Isaac I Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau attd. Base Vet. Hosp. UDF 1916-11-21
14570 Maidment Timothy T Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-08-15
14812 Mallet Della D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-23
15154 Maritz John Gijster J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-04-20
15182 Marmion Joseph J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-09
15573 Matsawane John J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-12-16
15632 Matthews William George W G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-17
15725 Maypee Glanville G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-14
15914 McDONALD Arthur A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-03-12
15941 McDONALD Peter Grant P G Corporal South African Engineers UDF 1918-03-17
16010 McGREGOR William W Corporal South African Veterinary Corps 1917-03-26
16227 McNAUGHTON Peter Travers P T Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-05
16368 Mellstrom Bertie B Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-02-07
16369 Melteki William W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-06-30
16399 Mentz Johannes Hendrick J H Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-07-13
16406 Mercer George G Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-29
16935 Modaly T Munusamy T M Private South African Indian Bearer Corps 2nd Coy. 1916-07-22
16977 Moffat Charles C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-02-28
17117 Mokitla Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1917-04-07
17265 Molyneux Herbert Denis H D Trooper South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-08-03
17353 Moon John Edmund J E Lieutenant South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1918-04-10
17385 Moore William W Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-08-11
17484 Morreira Sydney S Private South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-02
17927 Muirhead Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-02-23
18031 Munien Seddien S Private South African Indian Bearer Corps 1919-05-02
18038 Munnik Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-02
18095 Murphy William W Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-02-19
18129 Murray Samuel Holmes S H Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-07-15
18139 Murton Alfred Henry A H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1919-01-08
18141 Murugasan Madray M Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 1st 1917-04-27
18173 Mutshabo Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1916-09-16
18490 Neish George MacKie G M Driver South African Service Corps attd. 10th Heavy Battery UDF 1916-12-16
18780 Nicolson John Alexander J A Despatch Rider South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-12-31
18825 Nisbet Archibald A Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1919-01-07
19134 Nyapa Harry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-15
19215 O'connell Edward Thomas E T Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-05-25