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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 malaria 861 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
6167 Du Toit Benjamin Johannes B J Sergeant Major South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-10-12
6173 Du Toit Eustatius E Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-03-10
6089 Du Plessis Mikel M Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-01-04
6108 Du Plessis William W Driver South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-05-02
41745 Douw Gerrit G Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1 SA Cape Corps, Training Unit SADF 1991-06-05
5936 Douglas James J Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-07-26
5917 Dorrington Roy R Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1917-01-24
5913 Dorfling Christian Frederick C F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-10-06
5856 Dolodo Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-10
5803 Dixon Joseph J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-07-18
5778 Dithomo Jim J Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Railway Section UDF 1917-05-04
5777 Dithluku Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-05-10
5731 Dillon Abraham A Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
5728 Dikhomayi Jim J Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-06-15
5700 Didimba John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-04
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip E P Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-01-17
5484 Dean Joseph J Gunner South African Field Artillery Bde. HQ 1916-12-29
5402 De Vee Lucas L Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-12-03
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis B F Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1916-10-08
5302 De Klerk David Frederick Nicholas D F N Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-02
5289 De Jong George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-12
5256 De Bruyn Marthinus Daniel M D Trooper South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-11-21
5217 De Beer Andries Barend A B Private South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-12-27
5222 De Beer Fernandes F Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-09
5226 De Beer Herman Roux H R Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-02-19
5197 Dawson Thomas T Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-01-08
5054 Davids John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-16
5010 Darling George Affleck G A Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-10-25
4999 Danster Philip P Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-03-18
4970 Daniels Arthur John A J Quartermaster Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1916-12-24
4985 Daniels Peter William P W Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-13
4960 Daniel JAN or JOHN J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Boats and Animals UDF 1917-03-23
4930 Damonds Adriaan A Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-05-22
4920 Dalton STANLEY McKENZIE S M Private South African Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1916-08-12
4904 Daligane Zondi Z Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-12
4837 Currie William Cole W C Corporal East African Veterinary Corps 1915-07-25
4820 Cupido John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-04-05
4810 Cunningham Robert R Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-05-17
4777 Crutchley Harry William H W Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-06-20
4754 Crowe Albert Edward A E Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-11-28
4685 Crocombe Francis F Private South African Pioneers UDF 1917-07-30
4557 Cousins Alfred Henry Valentine A H V Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-11-11
4536 Cotton Richard John R J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-23
4456 Cooper Herbert Theophilus H T Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-09-25
4467 Cooper Sidney Sinclair S S Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-12-03
4319 Combrink Stephanus Louis S L Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-09-07
4226 Coleman Edward E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-02-20
4220 Cole Robert R Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-08-22
4116 Coetzee Abraham Jacobus A J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1919-02-16
4161 Coetzee Nicolas N Driver South African Field Artillery Ammunition Column 1916-09-24