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 spinal meningitis 24 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
28551 Willis Philip P Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-08-18
26630 Van Der Merwe Hendrik Petrus Jacobus H P J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-09-06
24803 Taylor Clifford C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-06-26
22890 Shaw William Robert W R Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1915-10-02
22848 Sharland George Pheniss G P Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-06-12
21474 Ricono Martin M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 5th Bn. South African Labour Corps UDF 1917-03-05
21359 Reynders William James W J Private South African Infantry 3rd Brigade UDF 1916-10-25
20660 Pretorius Isak Theunis I T Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1940-08-03
20620 Pratt Robert Reginald R R Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-09-09
19819 Payn John De Caux Balleine J D C B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-04
41224 Moss Harry Walter H W Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. "Indefatigable." 1918-04-14
14908 Mandy Cecil John C J Rifleman South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-10-11
10906 Jacobs Richard R Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-10-29
10546 Hunter Arthur A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-08-17
30699 Herbst Johannes Hendrik J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Coast Artillery Brigade UDF 1936-05-30
9558 Heanan John Rupert J R Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1916-11-21
8870 Groves Frank Carleton Selley F C S Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-04-05
6420 Eksteen Peter P Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-08-31
4216 Cole Emily Helena E H Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 1915-02-21
3603 Chandler Robert Alfred R A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-15
1946 Blignault Petrus Stephanus P S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-11-22
1848 Bissett Hugh Matheson H M Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-11-24
1579 Benn Redvers Buller R B Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-17
1264 Bass Montague Roy Clifford M R C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-12-28

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listPeopleCause.php?cause=Died+of+cerebral+spinal+meningitis&dir=desc&pdf=1

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