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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
6346 Dwyer Henry John Paul H J P Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-05
6339 Duvashe Edward E Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-24
6263 Dumisa Philemon Ngavela P N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-20
6210 Dube Mtshini M Leader South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-08-22
6163 Du Toit Andries Francois Cornelius A F C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-12-16
5719 Diggery Emil William E W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-03-01
5665 Dicker John J Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-08
5474 De Wit Johannes Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-21
5447 De Vree Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-11-07
5368 De Marillac Louis Joshua Desmond L J D Corporal Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-11
5294 De Jongh Francis Nicholas F N Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1916-10-02
5175 Daws George Edward G E Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-14
5109 Davies Hugh H Private South African Signal Service attd. 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-02
5053 Davids John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-02-18
5030 Davey Phillip Lloyd P L Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-08-29
5011 Darling James J Conductor South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-06-20
4941 Dampies Moses M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-12
4923 Daly Edward Harold E H Trooper South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-07-24
4878 Daeli Simon S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Railway Section UDF 1917-04-08
4832 Currie Horatio Charles H C Lieutenant Special List 1918-04-24
4671 Crews Frank F Colour Sergeant 10th Infantry (Witwatersrand Rifles) 1915-06-13
4597 Cowlin Hugh Houghton H H Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-06-02
4593 Cowley Edward Robert John E R J Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-10
4573 Cowan Robert Hamilton R H Private Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Brand's Free State Rifles UDF 1915-03-07
4533 Cottier William W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-01-28
4497 Cormack Alexander McIntosh A M Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-02-14
4431 Coombes Edward James E J Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-08-10
4367 Conradie David Gideon D G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-03-05
4146 Coetzee John Christoffel J C Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-25
3879 Clark Alexander A Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-12-01
3852 Claasen Daniel Jacobus D J Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-12-01
39510 Chicongo German G Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Keep Protection UDF 1915-10-10
3623 Chapman Donovan Appleby D A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 2 Field Regt. UDF 1943-01-28
3541 Cawley Hugh H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-13
3291 Campbell Arthur William A W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-13
3294 Campbell Cyril C Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-06-03
3314 Campbell James J Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-06-23
3277 Cameron Thomas Evan T E Quartermaster Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-03-14
3239 Calgey Christopher Charles C C Sergeant South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-06-11
3199 Byres Robert R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-11-14
3164 Buttery John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-12
3156 Butler Walter W Trooper British South African Police 1915-11-02
2960 Budhu Jeeram J Private South African Indian Bearer Corps 1st Coy. 1918-08-08
2958 Budge Francis John F J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-08-28
2905 Bryant John J Private South African Pioneers UDF 1918-04-03
2899 Bruwer James J Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-11-07
2873 Bruce William W Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-06-14
2768 Brown George Lennox G L Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Brigade 1st UDF 1916-11-24
2782 Brown Iwan I Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-11-08
2786 Brown James J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-05-26