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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
25109 Thompson Ernest Gordon E G Sergeant South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-12-13
25263 Timms Henry William H W Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-05-13
25275 Tinn Cecil Godfrey C G Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-05-09
25503 Trow Douglas William D W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-07-23
25641 Turner Frederick George F G Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-05-17
25677 Tyacke George Stanley G S Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-11-28
26461 Uys Cornelius C Rifleman South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-06-19
26485 Vallancey William Bertram W B Captain South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1917-05-17
26501 Van Aswegen Gideon Petrus G P Trooper South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-07-31
26513 Van Blerck William Sebastian W S Gunner South African Field Artillery 1916-12-18
26877 Van Niekerk Alex A Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces attd. South African Service Corps UDF 1916-05-27
27645 Wallis Robert Edward R E Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-09-18
27841 Watson Charles Sprigg C S Sergeant South African Medical Corps Sanitary Section UDF 1917-08-20
27892 Watts William Charles W C Private South African Special Service Company 1918-07-03
27926 Webb Lance Munro Norman L M N Staff Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1918-05-14
28042 Wells Percy G P G Sergeant South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-08-19
28181 White Andrew A Airman 1st Class Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1918-02-03
28282 Wickee Clifford John C J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-08-19
28620 Wilson John J Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-04-16
28648 Wilson Ronald Selby Champion R S C Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-03-13
28665 Wiman Eric E Trooper South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-11-03
28710 Wiseman Sydney Stephen S S Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-04-21
28730 Withnell Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-01-19
28877 Wright Edmund Charles E C Private British South African Police 1916-07-11
29071 Zeelie Stephanus Johannes S J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-12-25