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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
3037 Burgess John Alfred J A Gunner South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-03-15
2858 Browning Herbert John H J Sergeant South African Signal Service UDF 1918-05-01
2726 Brotherton Samuel Perrott S P Corporal South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd UDF 1916-08-19
2681 Bronkhorst Abraham Jacobus A J Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-11-21
2601 Bright Richard R Sergeant East African Supply Corps 1919-04-16
2559 Bretagne Robert R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-09-28
2316 Boucher Frank F Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-06-19
2318 Boucher Thomas T Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-01-28
2298 Bothamley James Powell J P Lieutenant South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-12-28
2273 Botha Pieter Willem P W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1941-07-14
2188 Boswell Benjamin B Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-05-03
2148 Borradaile Gavin Rice G R Private British South African Police 1918-04-13
1811 Bingham Thomas T Staff Sergeant South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1918-05-26
1500 Bell Francis Charles Eric F C E Despatch Rider South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-11-20
1504 Bell James Francis J F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-02-06
1417 Becker Arthur Johannes A J Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-01-25
1418 Becker Denis D Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-05-07
1408 Beck George G Sapper South African Signal Service Divisional Signal Coy. UDF 1919-02-22
1290 Bateman Gladstone G Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1918-07-04
1234 Bartis Charles James C J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-03-21
1177 Barnier John Eugene J E Private South African Pioneers UDF 1917-12-04
948 Baker Harry H Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-11-23
524 Andrews Charles C Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-01
126 Adams Frans F Leader Military Labour Corps 1917-05-17
182 Adams William Ernest W E Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-08-12