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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 dysentery 399 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
6482 Edwards John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-22
6516 Ehlers George Archibald Clark G A C Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-03-30
6732 Ereaut Harold John H J Captain East African Medical Service 1916-06-08
6798 Evans Claude Patrick C P Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 10 Field Amb. UDF 1941-04-08
6940 Farrer Bernard Eric B E Corporal South African Medical Corps 3rd Mounted Bde. Field Amb. UDF 1916-05-26
6999 Fellowes Herbert H Despatch Rider South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-01-13
7045 Ferguson Vaughan Joseph V J Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-09-19
7247 Flekisi Rubalane R Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-07
7322 Forbes Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Remounts UDF 1916-12-14
7540 Francis Thomas Henry T H Sergeant Major South African Horse 6th UDF 1916-08-28
7723 Froude Charles George C G Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-05-30
8002 Gem William W Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-02-29
8085 Ghey Hearsey Edwin H E Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-08-04
8175 Gill Charles Sydney C S Sapper South African Water Supply Corps 1918-01-05
8180 Gill Leslie L Trooper South African Tank Corps 7th Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1943-01-15
8199 Gillies George G Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1916-11-15
8587 Grapentin Arthur A Private South African Mounted Brigade 1st UDF 1916-11-15
8674 Green James J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-14
8830 Groenewald Albert A Captain South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1916-11-11
8852 Groom Spensley Boyd S B Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-10-19
8944 Haamers Piet P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-04-19
9045 Halloran Austin A Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1914-11-02
9061 Hambana Pass P Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-04
9069 Hamilton Benjamin B Farrier South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1916-10-25
9145 Hansen Harry H Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-03
9176 Harding Jacob Stephan J S Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-11
9193 Hardy George G Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-06
9196 Hardy Percival James P J Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-03-02
9298 Harris Samuel Alick S A Corporal South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-19
9301 Harris Wallace Cranmer W C Lieutenant South African Service Corps Supplies UDF 1917-09-27
9468 Hawana Abraham A Labourer South African Engineer Corps UDF 1915-07-19
9562 Heard Robert Alexander R A Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-07
9627 Henderson Alan Parke A P Signaler South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-03-26
9647 Hendrick Joe J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-04
9664 Hendricks Henry H Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1915-12-22
9737 Hepburn George G Rifleman Northern Rhodesia Rifles 1916-04-03
9745 Herbert Alfred James A J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-01-20
9761 Herman Alfred Domilius A D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-13
9811 Hewson Thomas T Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-09-14
9919 Hills Norman Charles N C Private South African Signal Service Divisional Signal Coy. UDF 1916-03-27
9931 Hind Robert Fortescue R F Private South African Irish "D" Coy. UDF 1915-05-14
10579 Hurling Charles C Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-09-07
40799 Idan John Louis J L Sergeant British South African Police 2nd Regt. 1919-10-17
10820 Jacob Vivian V Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-08-25
10842 Jacobs David D Native Driver South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. 1917-03-18
10845 Jacobs Dirk D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-29
10867 Jacobs Henry H Labourer South African Labour Corps UDF 1918-03-26
10932 Jacobus Jimmy J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1916-11-05
10950 Jafta Willem W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau EA Transport UDF 1917-10-20
10996 James Kirby Easingwood K E Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1915-12-05