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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
4052 Clough Thomas Hindle T H Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-07-02
4038 Cloete Jacobus Hendrick J H Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-10-22
3974 Cleary Raymond R Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-12-29
3971 Clayton Joseph Henry J H Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-07
3883 Clark Alfred Thomas A T Private South African Infantry 3rd Brigade UDF 1917-05-10
3912 Clark Mansheon M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 124 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-12-05
29760 Clark Glen Scott Maitland G S M Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-04-27
3824 Chuba Jan J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-02-03
3823 Christopher Thomas Charles T C Private South African Army Postal Corps L. of C. Postal Unit UDF 1942-11-08
3801 Christians David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-12-05
3786 Choto Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-11-02
3784 Choma Jim J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Railway Section UDF 1917-04-24
40094 Chatyora Sickten Hireen S H District Assistant Internal Affairs Protected Village Protection Group 1974-06-03
3599 Chandler Arthur John A J Sergeant Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1917-09-18
3416 Carolus Martin M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-12-29
3396 Carmichael Peter Kenneth P K Sergeant South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-09-30
3379 Carlse Adolf A Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-12-30
3335 Camphor Henry H Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-05-15
3235 Calder John Allen J A Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regt. UDF 1917-03-22
29667 Buttland Brian Richard B R Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape SADF 1982-04-15
3163 Buttery Colin C Lieutenant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-06
3132 Bussock John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-25
3118 Burton Robert R Shoeing Smith South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-03-13
3083 Burns Thomas T Private South African Road Corps 1918-03-15
3047 Burke Stanley Dominico S D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-01-13
3030 Burges Charles Edmond C E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1918-01-23
2963 Buffalo Isaac I Native Driver South African Field Artillery 5th Howitzer Bty. 1916-10-31
2962 Budulu Frank F Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-08-17
2824 Brown Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-08-09
2580 Bridge Frederick William F W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-11-27
2494 Brandsma Wylie Jacob W J Private South African Infantry 11th Regt. UDF 1917-01-20
2437 Boyse Francis F Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-07-24
2379 Bowles Jimmy J Driver South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-12-21
2302 Bothma Daniel Johannes Erasmus D J E Corporal South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1917-08-11
2225 Botha David D Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-02-10
2181 Bossenger Aleck A Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Remounts Nairobi UDF 1916-06-06
2127 Booysens Fred F Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1916-04-29
2119 Booysen Kort K Pack Leader Military Labour Corps 1917-06-06
2097 Booyse Klaas K Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-20
2074 Booikango Herman H Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-06-11
2025 Bogachu Piet P Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-03
2003 Boag Edgar Frank E F Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-04
1961 Block Jan J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-09-29
1911 Blamey William W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-06-20
1840 Bishop Harry Edward H E Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1917-10-18
1817 Birch Geoffrey Allan Mark G A M Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-07-12
29426 Beyleveld Marius M Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1984-03-18
1703 Beswetherick William John W J Private South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
1674 Berts David D Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-02-28
1613 Benson John J Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1916-06-23