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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
9272 Harris Frank F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-26
9297 Harris Samuel S Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1917-04-04
9151 Hanson Robert Kenneth R K Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-09
9040 Hallett Thomas Henry T H Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-07-25
8954 Hackart Arthur A Lance Corporal South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-09-01
8759 Grib Barend Christiaan Louis B C L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-05-01
8752 Grey Reginald R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-09-17
8709 Greenhough Leonard Rowney L R Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1917-02-04
8652 Green Arthur Kisch A K Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-04-27
8595 Graves Harry H Corporal South African Road Corps 1st 1918-10-06
8557 Grahame Frank John Sydney F J S Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-05-09
8198 Gillies Angus A Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-09-07
7871 Gardner James J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-11-28
7702 Fritz William W Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-14
7638 Fredericks Robert George R G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-30
7241 Fleet Ernest James E J Sergeant South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-10-04
7198 Fitchet Raymond Harold R H Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
7166 Firth Thomas M T M Corporal Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-12-08
7109 Fielding Fred F Private South African Pioneers UDF 1917-12-13
7002 Felton Jesse Gysbert Hendrik J G H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-04-26
6929 Farr Walter Edward W E Private South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-12-14
6806 Evans John Morgan J M Sergeant South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-06-06
6713 Erasmus John J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-19
6459 Edwards Arthur Oswald A O Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-07-21
6406 Eaton Harry Richard H R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-04-23
6332 Duthie James Allan J A Private South African Veterinary Corps 1917-10-08
6232 Duffield Cecil Henry C H Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-12-19
6130 Du Preez Dirk Johannes D J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-12-19
6019 Driscoll Michael M Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1917-03-10
6007 Dreyer John Frederick J F Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. 1940-10-28
5895 Donnelly Joseph J Sergeant Major South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-10-28
5813 Dixon William W Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Laurendoc 1943-04-18
5789 Dix Victor Alfred V A Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-03-08
5577 Denyssen Henry J H J Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-07-11
5530 Delport Michael Daniel M D Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-12-28
5233 De Beer Mattas Johannes Adrian M J A Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1918-01-07
5214 Dayton Archibald Louie A L Lance Corporal South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-07-18
5192 Dawson Joseph Trewitt J T Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-11
4901 Dalgleish James Edwin J E Sergeant South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-11-21
4681 Crocker Henry Robert H R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-05-12
4356 Connolly Francis Julian F J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-03-25
4312 Comaroff Harry H Private British South African Police 1917-08-16
4184 Coetzer Willem Johannes W J Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1917-02-04
4125 Coetzee Dick Johannes D J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-04-21
3825 Chubb Frank F Sapper South African Engineers UDF 1917-04-29
3601 Chandler Harry H Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-15
3479 Carter Noel Conway N C Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1917-02-21
3458 Carswell James Cook J C Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1916-09-17
3099 Burrowes John J Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-12-23
3087 Burns William Robert W R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-05-13