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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 disease 859 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
43376 Drake Charles Andrew C A Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1950-08-02
30106 Dougall Andrew Steward A S Rifleman Natal Command SADF 1985-11-12
30101 Dondo P Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-07-31
49423 Doidge Chas C Trooper Bechuanaland Rifle Volunteers COLONIAL 1901-08-31
40677 Dodds Geoffrey Kellet G K Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion RSF 1977-09-29
48293 Dobrich Stephen S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-02-23
30085 Dlamini Anelisiwe Edith A E Rifleman Durban S 101 Battalion SANDF 2001-04-17
30088 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert M D Lance Corporal 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-06
30089 Dlamini Dingizwe Robert S Lance Corporal 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-11-13
30084 Dladla Alan David M E Private 101 Battalion SANDF 1998-08-25
48562 Dix Jacobus J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-07
30081 Dithebe M A Corporal 5 Maintenance Unit SANDF 1998-05-11
30072 Dilimeni M Staff Sergeant 1 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-12-24
5703 Diedericks Jacob Johannes Jacobus J J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1918-10-21
47936 Diedericks Marthinus M Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-03-24
48299 Deysel Gert Johannes Cornelius G J C Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-23
48296 De Wet Johannes Marthinus J M Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-06-10
48482 De Wet Piet Gabriel P G Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-12
47889 De Villiers Jan Daniel J D Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-23
48040 De Villiers David Johannes D J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48298 De Villiers Adrian Abraham A A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48483 De Villiers Matthys Johannes Lourens M J L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47761 De Necker Adriaan Francois de Necker A F N Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-20
48153 De Klerk Pieter P Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-18
47900 De Jonge Johannes Jurgens J J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-14
47910 De Jonge Frans Cornelis F C Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-10-30
47850 De Jager Stephanus Johannes Louw S J L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-26
47968 De Jager Edward Willem E W Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48057 De Jager Lourens Johannes L J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48117 De Haas Barend Johannes B J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48152 De Haas Carl Stefanus C S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
47874 De Bruin Philip Rudolf P R Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-12-06
48156 De Bruin Diederick Jacobus D J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-07
48113 De Beer Joseph Johannes J J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48390 De Beer Samuel Jacobus S J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-01-18
48575 De Beer Stoffel J J S J J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-18
48583 De Beer Samuel S Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-02
49296 Davies J E Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-01-21
48561 Dannhauser Gert Hendrik G H Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-07
29906 Dala Carlos Conceicao A Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1985-05-12
29915 Dala Kefas Kalenga K K Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1986-04-12
48301 Da Souza Domingo D Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-09-12
48816 Crosby James R J Sergeant Instructor Of Musketry Durban Light Infantry COLONIAL 1900-08-24
29879 Cronje Karel Johan K J Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-04-19
47792 Cronje Commandant Gideon George C G G Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-08-13
47941 Cronje Abraham Marthinus A M Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
48059 Cronje Abraham (j) A ( Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER Unknown
4656 Crawley Edward Harold E H Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-04
48304 Cox Henry Frederick H F Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-18
47809 Cornelius Andries A Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1901-11-15