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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 peritonitis 40 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
474 Anderson Julius J Private South African Native Labour Corps 13th Bn. UDF 1917-05-04
1851 Bissolati Louis L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-06-22
3652 Charnock Edward E Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-05-13
3833 Chwantsi Petrus P Private South African Labour Corps M.t. UDF 1915-06-08
4238 Coleman William Frederick W F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-03-15
4636 Cramer Augustus Henry Marmaduke A H M Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1919-09-29
4702 Cronje Christiaan Andries Johannes C A J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1/2 UDF 1941-12-23
5634 Dhlamini Joseph J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-24
6358 Dyers Isaac I Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Coy. 1917-12-20
8077 Geza Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps 26th Bn. UDF 1918-01-01
8364 Goodchild Ernest George E G Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-29
40045 Goodman John J Driver South African Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-10-31
8984 Hahn Hugo H Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-09-18
30595 Hale Ernest E Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1924-10-20
11318 Johnson Thomas T Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-04-10
12123 Kgakale Frans F Private South African Native Labour Corps 26th Bn. UDF 1918-03-12
13049 Lawrence Evan Godfrey E G Deck Boy Merchant Navy M.S. Stensby 1940-12-27
13186 Leburu Kobo John K J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-12
14617 Makadi Willie W Private South African Native Labour Corps 16th Coy. UDF 1917-12-08
14913 Manel Joseph J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-02
15665 Mavundhla Ben B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-06
16287 Mdowe James J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-12
17428 Morgan Charles Sydney C S Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-11-26
17619 Moss George Edward Hunt G E H Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-09-19
18093 Murphy Travers Edward T E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-12-21
40046 Ndava Tapera Martin T M District Assistant Internal Affairs Transport and Remounts 1978-12-07
18419 Ndhlovu Jeremiah J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-13
18853 Nkarabili John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 21st Bn. UDF 1917-12-20
19159 Nzima James J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-11-25
19303 Oldring George Henry G H Captain Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-03-03
20395 Plaatje Stoffel S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Transport and Remounts UDF 1918-06-14
21032 Ramolephi Rantankie R Private South African Native Labour Corps 20th Bn. UDF 1917-08-12
21638 Robertson John Richard J R Leading Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Vivid" 1916-11-24
23271 Situngu Alfred Habi A H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-15
24976 Thekisen Robert R Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-10-20
25092 Thomas William Walter W W Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-26
25622 Tununu William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 39th Bn. UDF 1918-05-03
27096 Van Wyk Andries Petrus A P Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-20
28045 Welman Adriaan Paul A P Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1946-01-13
28245 Whitfield Reginald Walter R W Sergeant South African Police 2nd Bn. 1941-06-29