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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
28680 Windvogel William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-06-13
28555 Willmers Anthony A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-30
28060 Wentvogel John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) EA Transport UDF 1917-12-22
27791 Watcham Cuthbert Edward C E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-05-25
27600 Walker Robert R Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-26
27093 Van Wyk Andries A Labourer Military Labour Corps (Corps) Mule Transport UDF 1918-02-08
27056 Van Tonder Joachim Jacobus J J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1917-05-18
26860 Van Jaarsveld Josias Hendrikus J H Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-12
26755 Van Der Westhuizen Petrus Johannes P J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1919-04-17
26612 Van Der Merwe Carel Johannes C J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-02-26
25490 Tromp John Dirk J D Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) UDF 1940-07-05
25233 Thwaite James Richard J R Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-06-09
25054 Thomas Eric Bertram E B Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-09-05
24819 Taylor Frank Percival F P Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-02-24
24307 Stott Allan Rowland A R Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-04-22
23808 Southward Benn B Pioneer South African Road Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-02-18
23375 Smit Carl C Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-08-21
23256 Sitole Bantubanke B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-03-05
22469 Schroeder Carl C Private Cape Corps Mechanical Transport UDF 1941-08-15
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-11-09
20932 Rademeyer John Theodore J T Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-02-17
20901 Raaths Martinus M Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-03-10
20864 Quibell Frederick William F W Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-05-15
20632 Presence Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-02-18
20418 Plaatjies Martin Marthinus M M Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-05-21
20382 Pitt John Harford J H Captain South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1917-04-16
20042 Petersen Abraham Charles A C Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-10
19952 Pentland-Smith James Buchanan J B Lance Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1917-05-01
19562 Paduko Johannes J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-01-20
19307 Olieslager Adolph A Sergeant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-06
19197 O'brien Horace James H J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-01-07
18819 Ninge Steven S Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-13
18799 Nienaber George Henry G H Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-23
18726 Nicholas Harry James H J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-02-03
40980 Muwangani Clemence C Field Reservist British South Africa Police Keep Protection RSF 1978-02-21
18022 Mundell George Alexander G A Private 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-08-11
16993 Mofokeng Zulu Z Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-21
16980 Moffatt Archibald C A C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-01
16591 Middlemost Arthur Cecil A C Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-06-16
16396 Mentor Charlie C Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-07-30
16017 McHAFFIE William John W J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-05-26
15895 McCUE William W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-12-16
15867 McCLUNG William W Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1917-01-04
39791 Maxwell Rory R Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1st Battalion RSF 1980-03-17
15504 Mathews Herbert Ayliff H A Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-08-23
15354 Mashane Michael M Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-04-03
15233 Marshall Vincent V Staff Sergeant 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-03
15169 Marks Johannes J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-01-10
15081 Marais Stephanus Abraham Adriaan S A A Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 2nd Infantry Brigade Depot UDF 1917-02-20
31594 Marais Hendrik Jacobus H J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) AFS Snake Valley SADF 1971-04-19