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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
11033 Janeker James J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-10-11
11386 Jonathan Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-13
11411 Jones David Aeron D A Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-06
11825 Karet Charles C Head Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-07-25
12167 Khapane Makena M Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-10
12470 Knox William Crawford W C Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-16
12600 Koyana Gershaw G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-24
12651 Kruger Daniel Johannes D J Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-17
13630 Lindsay Arthur Nevison A N Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-12-23
31386 Lotter Marthinus Johannes M J Private Special Service Battalion 53 Battalion UDF 1937-04-28
14397 Madiga John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-02
15081 Marais Stephanus Abraham Adriaan S A A Private South African Infantry 2nd Infantry Brigade Depot UDF 1917-02-20
31594 Marais Hendrik Jacobus H J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force AFS Snake Valley SADF 1971-04-19
15169 Marks Johannes J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-01-10
15233 Marshall Vincent V Staff Sergeant South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-10-03
15354 Mashane Michael M Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-03
15504 Mathews Herbert Ayliff H A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-08-23
39791 Maxwell Rory R Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion 1980-03-17
15867 McCLUNG William W Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-01-04
15895 McCUE William W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-12-16
16017 McHAFFIE William John W J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-05-26
16396 Mentor Charlie C Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-30
16591 Middlemost Arthur Cecil A C Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-06-16
16980 Moffatt Archibald C A C Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-11-01
16993 Mofokeng Zulu Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-21
18022 Mundell George Alexander G A Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-08-11
40980 Muwangani Clemence C Field Reservist British South Africa Police Keep Protection 1978-02-21
18726 Nicholas Harry James H J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-03
18799 Nienaber George Henry G H Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-01-23
18819 Ninge Steven S Cape Boy South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-13
19197 O'brien Horace James H J Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-01-07
19307 Olieslager Adolph A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-06
19562 Paduko Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-20
19952 Pentland-Smith James Buchanan J B Lance Corporal South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1917-05-01
20042 Petersen Abraham Charles A C Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-10
20382 Pitt John Harford J H Captain South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1917-04-16
20418 Plaatjies Martin Marthinus M M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-21
20632 Presence Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-18
20864 Quibell Frederick William F W Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-05-15
20901 Raaths Martinus M Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-03-10
20932 Rademeyer John Theodore J T Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-02-17
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-11-09
22469 Schroeder Carl C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Mechanical Transport UDF 1941-08-15
23256 Sitole Bantubanke B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-05
23375 Smit Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-21
23808 Southward Benn B Pioneer South African Road Corps 1919-02-18
24307 Stott Allan Rowland A R Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-04-22
24819 Taylor Frank Percival F P Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-24
25054 Thomas Eric Bertram E B Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-09-05
25233 Thwaite James Richard J R Corporal South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-06-09