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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 pneumonia 1,017 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
6 Abbott George Ambrose G A Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-26
13 Abdulla Charles C Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-29
51 Abrahams Harry George H G Sergeant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-30
38644 Abrams Johnnie J Labourer South African Labour Corps Ox Transport UDF 1915-05-20
84 Ackerman Anton Alexander A A Sergeant British South African Police 1918-11-19
88 Ackerman Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-07
104 Adames William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-11-02
105 Adams Adam A Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-06-06
110 Adams Charles C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-12
187 Adamu Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-09
205 Adkins Reginald Stapleton R S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-09-18
229 Africa Joshua J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-08
288 Aldcorn James Adam J A Corporal Royal Engineers 13th Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Sect. 1918-12-03
300 Aldridge Noel N Chaplain South African Chaplain's Department attd. Kaffrarian Rifles 1916-09-07
336 Ali Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-05
368 Allen Frank Sydney F S Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-09-11
393 Allin Leslie John Wallis L J W Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.S. "President." 1919-03-06
423 Amanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-27
436 Amundala Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-01
497 Anderson Vivian Cottril V C Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-29
499 Anderson William W Sergeant South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-11-28
535 Andrews John Joshua J J Private South African Pay Corps UDF 1943-05-09
536 Andrews Montague Alexander Harding M A H Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 47th Bn. 1918-01-16
545 Andries Henry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-06
581 Antonie Labourer South African Labour Corps Transport Mobilization Depot UDF 1915-05-17
650 Arendse William Henry W H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-13
715 Ashilundo David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-18
755 Atlholang William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 20th Coy. UDF 1917-12-20
757 Attree Ernest Max E M Private South African Service Corps M.T. (Union) UDF 1918-10-20
768 August John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-21
818 Ayres William Edward W E Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-10-27
844 BACKLI or BAGELI Kleinbooi K Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-05
836 Babb Edward Reginald E R Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-22
942 Baker Edith Agnes E A Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1918-11-06
945 Baker Frederick Thomas F T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-08
969 Bakokwe Picanini P Private South African Native Labour Corps 34th Bn. UDF 1917-12-23
974 Balcomb Alfred Vernon A V Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-24
991 Ball Lilian L Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-15
1052 Bantan Adrian Jacobus A J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-08
1056 Banzini Philpott P Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-04-12
1130 Barnard Laurence Claude L C Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Aux. Horse Transport Coy. 1918-01-12
1140 Barnes Aubrey Russell A R Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-07-04
38915 Bartlett Basil Malcom B M Captain Rhodesia Signals Corps 5 Signal Sqn 1975-08-27
1284 Baston William Arthur W A Sapper South African Signal Service South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1919-02-05
1311 Batteau Dominic Angelo Edward D A E Trooper South African Tank Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1943-02-05
1401 Bebeta Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 28th Coy. UDF 1917-05-15
1403 Beck Arthur Harold Wright A H W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
1429 Beckett Sam S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-07
1442 Beer Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-10-02
1452 Beets William Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-16