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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
14397 Madiga John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-07-02
31386 Lotter Marthinus Johannes M J Private Special Service Battalion 53 Battalion UDF 1937-04-28
13630 Lindsay Arthur Nevison A N Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-12-23
12651 Kruger Daniel Johannes D J Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-17
12600 Koyana Gershaw G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-02-24
12470 Knox William Crawford W C Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-16
12167 Khapane Makena M Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-10
11825 Karet Charles C Head Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1917-07-25
11411 Jones David Aeron D A Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-01-06
11386 Jonathan Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-02-13
11033 Janeker James J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-10-11
10998 James Mathew Andrew M A Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-15
10880 Jacobs Japie J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-10-16
10783 Jackson Herbert Henry H H Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-26
10504 Humbu David D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-09-06
10311 Hoskin Alfred Ernest A E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-08-26
10077 Hofmeyer Jamangile J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-10-30
9904 Hill William Edward W E Private South African Road Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-02-20
9813 Heya John J Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-07-23
9546 Hazell Richard R Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-26
8926 Gwabeni Mepi M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-26
8556 Grahame Douglas Frederick D F Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-02-12
8531 Grady Edward Wellman E W Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-02-16
8517 Graaff Johannes Jacobus J J Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-27
8368 Goodes Robert Eccles R E Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-22
7866 Gardiner David Coutts D C Private 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-11-01
7335 Ford Albert Edward A E Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1917-11-06
7001 Felton Alexander Charles Lewis A C L Sergeant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-11-02
6620 Emery Harold Abraham H A Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1919-03-25
6250 Dukas Nicholas Gerald N G Air Mechanic 1 Squadron UDF 1944-07-28
6236 Duffus John J Corporal 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-01-22
6192 Du Toit Johannes Jack J J Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-12-31
6086 Du Plessis John Walter Lewis J W L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-10-29
5585 Dert Edward Henry E H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-13
5004 Darby Edmund Wilberforce E W Private 9th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-18
4863 Cutting George Frank Christian G F C Staff Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-02
4716 Cropper Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) East Africa Pioneer Corps UDF 1917-07-06
34366 Cooper Daniel D Constable "E" Bn. SAP 1969-01-17
4360 Connor Cecil Rhodes C R Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. UDF 1917-07-14
4305 Colquhoun James Douglas Graham J D G Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-12-20
4134 Coetzee Goliath G Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-12-17
4083 Cochrane Gordon Percival G P Constable British South African Police 1940-07-04
3867 Clack Hilton Albert H A Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-26
3518 Castle Thomas Edward T E Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-08
3419 Carpenter John Herbert Delville J H D Driver Q Service Corps (Corps) 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-09-08
3287 Campbell Alexander Ernest A E Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-06-21
3146 Butler Arthur Scott A S Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-06-10
2710 Brooks George G Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-19
2711 Brooks George G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-19
2558 Bressick William Rudolph W R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-08-16