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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 nephritis 25 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
2136 Borcher William W Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-08-31
2418 Boyd-Clark John Bartram J B Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1943-04-08
3398 Carmichael William Harold W H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-08
4343 Conchar Andrew Alexander A A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1919-02-19
5537 Dampers Peter P Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-11-07
5086 Davidson William John W J Trooper 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) UDF 1915-11-01
5579 De Pledge Fredrick F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1920-09-19
8073 Geyser Bernardus Lambertus B L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1920-02-22
8788 Griffiths Patrick Griff P G Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1940-12-04
9517 Hayes Justin Patrick J P Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1942-12-21
13694 Littlejohn George Garioch G G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-03-27
13846 Losper Fred F Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-07-08
31785 Moir William John Anderson W J A Captain South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Battalion UDF 1924-07-05
18065 Munthusa Alfred A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-12-26
19193 O'brien Denis D 2nd Class Sergeant British South African Police 1917-09-05
20631 Prescott William Hugh W H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1919-02-12
21533 Ritchie Thomas David T D Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-19
22658 Sekheti Sam S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-06-07
23024 Shwabede Nkoyana N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-21
24654 Symonds John Hampden J H Lieutenant General List South African 1918-11-15
25070 Thomas Leon George L G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-23
27854 Watson John Henry J H Private 5th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-13
28105 West Henry H Mule Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-09-19
28223 White Willie W Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-07-11
28471 Williams John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1917-08-10