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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 cerebral malaria 111 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
14 Abdulrahiman Kistna K Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 1st Coy. 1916-05-12
39 Abrahams Christian C Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces "D" Coy. UDF 1941-06-19
278 Albertyn Charles Coetzee C C Chaplain South African Chaplain's Department 1941-09-28
1120 Barnard Gilbert Richard G R Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-07-22
1226 Bartels John Henry J H Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. 1917-01-26
1237 Bartlett George Richard G R Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-02-17
1302 Bates Schalk William Wentzel Jacobus S W W J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-03-21
1443 Beerwinkel Soloman S Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-09-04
1475 Beit Gert G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-23
38965 Bolton Derek D Vedette Senior Warrent Officer Internal Affairs 1st Battalion 1979-06-02
2160 Bosch Ockert Peter O P Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-05-10
2558 Bressick William Rudolph W R Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-08-16
2710 Brooks George G Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-19
2711 Brooks George G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-03-19
3146 Butler Arthur Scott A S Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-06-10
3287 Campbell Alexander Ernest A E Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-06-21
3419 Carpenter John Herbert Delville J H D Driver Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-09-08
3518 Castle Thomas Edward T E Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-01-08
3867 Clack Hilton Albert H A Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-12-26
4083 Cochrane Gordon Percival G P Constable British South African Police 1940-07-04
4134 Coetzee Goliath G Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-17
4305 Colquhoun James Douglas Graham J D G Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1917-12-20
4360 Connor Cecil Rhodes C R Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-07-14
34366 Cooper Daniel D Constable South African Police "E" Bn. 1969-01-17
4716 Cropper Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Bureau attd. East Africa Pioneer Corps UDF 1917-07-06
4863 Cutting George Frank Christian G F C Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-02
5004 Darby Edmund Wilberforce E W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-04-18
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-13
6086 Du Plessis John Walter Lewis J W L Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-10-29
6192 Du Toit Johannes Jack J J Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-12-31
6236 Duffus John J Corporal South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-01-22
6250 Dukas Nicholas Gerald N G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-28
6620 Emery Harold Abraham H A Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1919-03-25
7001 Felton Alexander Charles Lewis A C L Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1916-11-02
7335 Ford Albert Edward A E Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1917-11-06
7866 Gardiner David Coutts D C Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-11-01
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-04-22
8517 Graaff Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-10-27
8531 Grady Edward Wellman E W Sergeant South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-02-16
8556 Grahame Douglas Frederick D F Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-02-12
8926 Gwabeni Mepi M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-26
9546 Hazell Richard R Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-26
9813 Heya John J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-23
9904 Hill William Edward W E Private South African Road Corps 1919-02-20
10077 Hofmeyer Jamangile J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-10-30
10311 Hoskin Alfred Ernest A E Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-08-26
10504 Humbu David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-09-06
10783 Jackson Herbert Henry H H Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-26
10880 Jacobs Japie J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-10-16
10998 James Mathew Andrew M A Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-15