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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 1,020 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
1453 Beever Joseph Michael J M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
1460 Begley David William D W Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-12-23
1563 Benham Ben B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-09
1571 Benjamin Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-08-31
38935 Bennett Ismael I Corporal Rhodesia Defence Regiment 4 Protection Company RSF 1976-04-21
1623 Berg Emil Frank Oscar E F O Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-26
1643 Bernstein Dorah D Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-11-06
1655 Berry George Alfred G A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-01
1660 Berry Michael Oliver M O Trooper 6 Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-12-09
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-23
1694 Bester Jacobus Marthinus Garret J M G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) Nyasaland UDF 1919-02-15
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-12
1727 Beukes Pieter Abraham De Wet P A D W Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1919-08-30
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-17
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-17
1822 Bird Charles Luard C L Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1948 Blignaut Ernest Philippus E P Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-05
1953 Blignaut William John W J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-23
2048 Boma Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1917-11-24
2064 Bonner Robert Henderson R H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-27
2072 Booi NATOYI or NOTOYI or NOTOZI N Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Infantry Gen. H.Q UDF 1917-02-05
2080 Boon Paul Verdoes P V Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-08-28
2116 Booysen Jan J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-13
2118 Booysen Johannes Jacobus Louw J J L Warrant Officer Class I Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-09-08
2162 Bosch Simon Christoffel S C Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1940-07-01
2257 Botha Matthew M Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-12-07
2262 Botha Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1916-07-12
2266 Botha Pieter Hermanus P H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-05-11
2317 Boucher James Charles Field J C F Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
2327 Bourhill Noel Edward Walter N E W Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1942-06-19
2405 Boyce William Frederick W F Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Impregnable" UK 1918-05-21
2440 Bracken William James Kellisher W J K Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-13
2489 Brand Melville Andrew Harry M A H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-24
2509 Brauer Gilbert Theodore G T Private Rhodesia Regiment Rhodesia General Service Unit UK 1918-10-23
2599 Bright Edward E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
2652 Broadbent Samuel Comille S C Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-07-21
2700 Brookes Henry Thomas H T Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-11-04
2758 Brown Douglas Walter D W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-08-22
2766 Brown Frederick F Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-07-02
2788 Brown John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-03-17
2840 Brown William James W J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-13
2857 Browning Frederick James F J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1919-11-04
2926 Buchanan Albert Clarence A C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-12
2927 Buchanan Arthur Noel A N Lieutenant Royal Air Force 45th Wing UK 1918-10-14
2970 Buitendag Karl Hendrik K H Recruit Camp Commandants Staff UDF 1918-07-19
2993 Bundy Charles Joseph C J Driver South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-04-06
3011 Burdett Adam Francis A F Captain South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-04
3064 Burn George Charles G C Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
3071 Burnett Alfred George Thomas A G T Warrant Officer Class I 28 Squadron UDF 1944-02-05