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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
19282 O'halloran John Patrick J P Sergeant Major South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-06-22
19370 Olsen William Henry W H Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-17
19825 Payne Charles Albert C A Lieutenant South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-04-09
19943 Penny Aubrey A Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1917-02-23
19950 Penso Francesco F Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-06-01
20145 Phelps Godfrey E J G E J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-02-10
20179 Phillips John Paul J P Private 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-03-10
20398 Plaatjes Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-04-26
20433 Platt Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-04-21
20532 Potgieter Conrad C Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-12
20542 Potgieter Isaac Robert I R Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-08
20684 Price Edward Longden E L Trooper British South African Police 1918-03-23
20700 Primmer William Henry W H Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 2nd UDF 1918-09-11
20895 Raath George G Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1916-12-17
20908 Rabie Jacob Andries J A Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-11-15
20909 Rabie Jan Stephanus Voster J S V Sergeant South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-11-11
20934 Radford Charles Oates C O Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st UK 1918-04-05
21025 Ramoapi Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-04-04
21031 Ramojamane Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-06-05
21044 Rampiar Ramothar R Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 1st Coy. UDF 1917-04-05
21053 Ramsay Allen George A G Captain South African Infantry Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-01-06
21057 Ramsay James J Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-07-04
21071 Rand Herbert Charles H C Corporal South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-11-13
21287 Reid James Reynard J R Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-05-04
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-05-24
21626 Robertson Ernest E Bombardier South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. UDF 1917-01-17
21655 Robertson William Bentley W B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1917-07-23
21682 Robinson John Lawrence J L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-01-12
21888 Ross Norman N Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-03-05
22066 Russell Drostan Arthur Cumine D A C Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles UK 1915-07-25
22076 Russell John Graham J G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
22121 Saaiman Joachin Petrus J P Private 11th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-21
22379 Scheuble Joseph Bell Napier J B N Sergeant South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-09-04
22517 Scott Charles C Sergeant Major South African Pioneers UDF 1918-02-27
22653 Sekanyane Daniel D Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-01-04
23064 Sievers Jerimiah Josiah J J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Mobile Bde. Field Amb. UDF 1917-01-02
23212 Sinclair William Blair W B Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1916-12-13
23352 Smalberger Hermanus Barend H B Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1917-02-24
23520 Smith Harry Bedford H B Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-11-24
23789 Soobraya Moodley M Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. UDF 1918-09-28
23838 Speed Ernest John E J Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-08
23981 Stannard Frederick Clement F C Private South African Pioneers East Africa Pioneer Corps UDF 1917-07-23
24108 Stephenson Josias J Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-11-16
24293 Stopford Alfred Thomas A T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-06-04
24362 Stricker Henry Bernard H B Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1917-02-15
24424 Student Johnnes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-03
24449 Style Henry H Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-06-09
24530 Swallow James Stuart J S Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-11-17
24624 Sweet Reginald Philip Albert R P A Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-05-01
24830 Taylor Hugh Glyn H G Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-08-06