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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 fever 11 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
49526 Both Jacob J Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-07-31
6901 FANI or FENI John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-08-05
8107 Gibson Alexander A Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1919-04-22
8474 Gouldsbury Henry Cullen H C Captain East African Unattached List and 2nd King's African Rifles UK 1916-08-27
16365 Mellor Harold Walton H W Captain Royal Fusiliers UK 1918-05-28
49592 Sanders Ernest G E G Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-10-25
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-02-18
24485 Sunton Victor John V J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-06-30
24543 Swanepoel Johannes Arnoldus J A Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) UDF 1919-01-15
49652 Trow W H Captain COLONIAL 1900-05-25
26983 Van Rooyen Ignatius I Field Cornet Mounted Commandos Christiana Commando UDF 1914-12-07