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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
21389 Rheeder Benjamin Freadman B F Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-05-24
21287 Reid James Reynard J R Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-05-04
21071 Rand Herbert Charles H C Corporal South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-11-13
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
21044 Rampiar Ramothar R Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 1st Coy. UDF 1917-04-05
21031 Ramojamane Ben B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1917-06-05
21025 Ramoapi Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-04-04
20934 Radford Charles Oates C O Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st UK 1918-04-05
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
20895 Raath George G Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1916-12-17
20700 Primmer William Henry W H Private South African Road Corps (Corps) 2nd UDF 1918-09-11
20684 Price Edward Longden E L Trooper British South African Police 1918-03-23
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
20433 Platt Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-04-21
20398 Plaatjes Abraham A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-04-26
20179 Phillips John Paul J P Private 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-03-10
20145 Phelps Godfrey E J G E J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-02-10
19950 Penso Francesco F Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-06-01
19943 Penny Aubrey A Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1917-02-23
19825 Payne Charles Albert C A Lieutenant South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-04-09
19370 Olsen William Henry W H Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-17
19282 O'halloran John Patrick J P Sergeant Major South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-06-22
19215 O'connell Edward Thomas E T Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-25
19134 Nyapa Harry H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-15
18825 Nisbet Archibald A Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1919-01-07
18780 Nicolson John Alexander J A Despatch Rider South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-12-31
18490 Neish George MacKie G M Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 10th Heavy Battery UDF 1916-12-16
18173 Mutshabo Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section UDF 1916-09-16
18141 Murugasan Madray M Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 1st UDF 1917-04-27
18139 Murton Alfred Henry A H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-01-08
18129 Murray Samuel Holmes S H Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-07-15
18095 Murphy William W Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-19
18038 Munnik Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-04-02
18031 Munien Seddien S Private South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-05-02
17927 Muirhead Robert R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-02-23
17484 Morreira Sydney S Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-02
17385 Moore William W Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1918-08-11
17353 Moon John Edmund J E Lieutenant South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1918-04-10
17265 Molyneux Herbert Denis H D Trooper South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-08-03
17117 Mokitla Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section UDF 1917-04-07
16977 Moffat Charles C Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-28
16935 Modaly T Munusamy T M Private South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. UDF 1916-07-22
16406 Mercer George G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-29
16399 Mentz Johannes Hendrick J H Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-07-13
16369 Melteki William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-06-30
16368 Mellstrom Bertie B Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-02-07
16227 McNAUGHTON Peter Travers P T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-05