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 150 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29124 Zondi Jafete J Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-04
28945 Wyngard William Edward W E Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-23
28942 Wyner Samuel Chaim Israel S C I Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1915-05-03
28852 Worsfold William Thomas W T Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot UDF 1914-11-27
28851 Worringham Percy P Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-01-14
28778 Wood John William J W Corporal South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-19
28758 Womack William John W J Sergeant South African Engineers No. 3 Armoured Train UDF 1915-03-21
28151 Wheeler Eugene E Lance Corporal South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-05-05
28027 Welgemoed Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-05-15
27864 Watson Thomas Smith T S Sapper South African Engineers UDF 1915-05-26
27638 Waller Bryan Herbert B H Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-05-09
27469 Vollenhoven John Josias J J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-03-22
27419 Visagie Petrus Gerhardus P G Private South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-01-27
27332 Victor Daniel Matthews D M Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-07
27085 Van Wijk Abraham Johannes A J Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-08-13
26920 Van Oosten Rudolph R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1916-07-25
26465 Uys Dirk Cornelius Johannes D C J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1916-06-29
25315 Tlapi John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-11
24833 Taylor Henry William H W Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-08-26
24771 Tatlow Reginald Dalgetty R D Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-06-22
24374 Strong Frank Montgomery F M Mechanician South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-02-13
24327 Straiton Robert R Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-07-26
24269 Stokes Walter Frederick Vincent W F V Corporal South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1917-05-31
24220 Steyn Petrus Paulus P P Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Bethal Commando UDF 1915-03-03
24079 Stemmet Bernad B Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-03-27
24067 Stegmann Peter Rijk P R Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-10-04
23957 Stander Adam A Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-04-23
23910 Springhall Herbert Henry H H Canteen Assistant Admiralty Civilian H.M.S. "Challenger" 1916-05-26
23809 Southward Norman Lamb N L Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-04-20
23302 Slabbert Daniel Jacobus D J Gunner South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-01-25
23273 Sivertsen Arthur A Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-12-30
23042 Sibiya Zabulon Z Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-12
22988 Shires John Edwin J E Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-09-10
22725 Senn Thomas T Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-06-05
22662 Sekoapa Jacob J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Coy. UDF 1916-11-15
22512 Scott Andrew A Private South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps 1915-03-12
22388 Schlenkrick Herman Robert H R Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1915-01-29
22219 Sanders Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-13
22051 Runnalls William W Private South African Field Artillery 1916-10-02
21624 Robertson Duncan Cumming D C Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-04-23
21500 Rigg Thomas T Private South African Pioneers UDF 1916-12-26
21479 Rider Charles Geoffrey C G Lieutenant South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-05-13
21423 Richards John J Sergeant South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1916-07-07
21347 Retief Herman H Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Bethlehem Commando UDF 1914-12-20
21322 Rennie Francis Xavier F X Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-11-29
21105 Rankulane George G Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-04-26
20802 Pulley Frederick William F W Trooper South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 1st UDF 1916-11-11
20462 Polkinghorne Ernest E Private South African Medical Corps 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1916-09-28
20120 Pfohl Frederick Wiltse F W Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-04-22
19732 Passmore Cecil Neville C N Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-07-01

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