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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 enteric fever 156 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
67 Abrahams John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-11-08
189 Adcock Cecil John Wilton C J W Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-11-12
443 Anderson Alfred Ernest A E Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) 16th Squadron UK 1918-07-02
689 Arnott William Charles W C Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-11-18
912 Baillie Roy Hendrie R H Sergeant 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-09-04
1119 Barnard George G Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-02-09
1147 Barnes Frank Henry F H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-08-23
1192 Barrett Charles Hugh C H Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-05-20
1426 Beckermann Benjamin Ferdinand B F Corporal 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-05
39133 Ben T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2 Independent Company UDF 1915-05-19
1601 Bennett William Ernest W E Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-06-26
1693 Bester Johannes Lucas J L Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) UDF 1915-04-26
2117 Booysen Jan Benson J B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1915-02-17
2297 Botha William Jacobus Barendina W J B Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-12-12
2320 Bouer Cornelis Tobias C T Burgher Mounted Commandos Wakkerstroom Commando UDF 1915-05-27
49525 Britz Gideon G Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-04-07
2767 Brown Francis King Malloch F K M Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-31
2895 Bruton Charles Harold C H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-27
2989 Bullock John E J E Private British South African Police 1916-01-29
3010 Burden George Louis Scafe G L S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1940-07-21
3228 Cala Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 29th Bn. UDF 1917-09-28
49615 Callis J M J M Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-10-28
3639 Chappe Thomas Laffitte T L Sergeant 6th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-10
3821 Christopher James J Private British South African Police 1915-12-25
3978 Cleaver Aubrey Claude A C Private South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-07-09
3985 Clements William Giles W G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-02
4026 Cloete Hermanus Christoffel H C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-14
4255 Collett Herbert Duncan H D Sergeant Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1941-10-08
4785 Cullen Frederick David F D Signaller South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-02-14
4802 Cummings Melville G M G Private British South African Police 1915-12-09
5183 Dawson Frederick Stuart F S Brigadier General South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Brigade UDF 1920-10-26
5491 Dearden Arthur A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-06-30
6164 Du Toit Antonie Johannes A J Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-13
6172 Du Toit Daniel Sarel D S Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1918-01-01
6245 Dugmore Sydney Graham S G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-12-31
6552 Elliott Charles Howe C H Quartermaster Sergeant 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-27
6582 Ellis John Butt J B Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1917-02-06
6756 Espach Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Potchefstroom Commando UDF 1915-08-22
6762 Esson Robert R Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1916-05-18
7132 Fillis Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-07
7277 Flitcroft William W Private 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-09-18
7999 Gelderbloem Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-03-27
8462 Gough Hylton Edward H E Private 8th South African Infantry Machine Gun Section UDF 1916-06-19
8567 Grant Birt Adriaan B A Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-25
30516 Grant William Ernest W E Band Sergeant Durban Light Infantry UDF 1922-10-08
8639 Greeff Daniel Magiel D M Private Mounted Commandos Fraserburg Commando UDF 1914-12-07
8659 Green Charles C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts UDF 1918-05-26
8914 Gurney Francis F Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-02-18
8952 Hablutzel Robert David James R D J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
41448 Hammond Charles Edward C E Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1913-11-02