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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
26711 Van Der Walt Gert G Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-09-08
26736 Van Der Westhuizen Hermanus Petrus H P Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-07
26770 Van Dyk Christoffel Hendrick C H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-16
26780 Van Dyk Lodewyk Wessel Gerhardus L W G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
26797 Van Eyssen Coenraad Johannes C J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-15
26799 Van Eyssen Samuel Stephanus S S Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-13
26846 Van Heerden Thomas Bingle T B Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-21
26870 Van Meyeren Harry H Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-12-12
33542 Van Niekerk Andre Johan A J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1987-12-26
33543 Van Niekerk Andre Johan B P Private 1 Maintenance Unit SADF Unknown
33551 Van Niekerk Jacobus Oostewalk J O Private Special Service Battalion 147 Minesweeping Sqn. UDF 1935-07-07
38826 Van Oudtshoorn WESSEL LOURENS van RHEEDE W L V R Section Officer British South Africa Police Braeside Police Camp RSF 1970-07-10
26951 Van Rensburg Jacobus Nicholas J N Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-01
26966 Van Rensenberg Andrew Stephen A S Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police UDF 1918-10-14
26993 Van Rooyen Jacobus Nickolas J N Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st UDF 1918-06-16
27086 Van Wijk Carl C Driver South African Field Artillery UDF 1916-12-07
27119 Van Wijk Johan Georg J G Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Depot UDF 1918-10-24
27092 Van Wyk Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-06
27122 Van Wyk Jacobus Johannes J J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-04-22
27131 Van Wyk Pieter Daniel P D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-06
27137 Van Wyngaardt Ferdinand Albertus F A Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Pelican UDF 1945-07-21
27155 Van Zyl Gideon Hendrik G H Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-10
27156 Van Zyl Hendrik Willem Martin H W M Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-12
27250 Venter Jacobus Johannes Marthinus J J M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
27267 Vercueil Christoffel Louis C L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-12
27268 Vercueil Johan Frederick J F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-06
27298 Verner John Alexandra J A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-27
27301 Vernon Ronald Cecil R C Lieutenant General and Base Depots General Depot Staff (Wynberg). UDF 1918-10-11
27327 Vickers Peter P Ganger South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-26
27387 Vincent Robert Alexander R A Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-01-18
27429 Visser Cornelius Dirk Hendrik C D H Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-11-29
27560 Wakefield Sydney Baker S B Staff Sergeant East African Pay Corps (Corps) UK 1918-01-04
27636 Wallace-Roberts Herbert H Civilian Civilian War Dead H.M. Explosives Factory Queens Ferry, Flintshire 1918-03-01
27671 Walter Stanley Northcote S N Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-26
27755 Warner John J Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1918-10-21
27774 Warth Thomas T Staff Sergeant King's African Rifles Pay Dept. UK 1918-01-12
27860 Watson Robert R Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-04-15
28171 Whelen Leslie Joseph L J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
28261 Whittal Percival Charles P C Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
28269 Whitton Robert Alfred R A Private Australian Army Medical Corps (Corps) AUS 1918-10-25
28319 Wiley Evelyn Otway Scarlett E O S Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 12th Bn. UK 1918-11-07
28332 Wilkins Henry Joseph H J Fitter South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-16
28444 Williams Herbert Dale H D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-27
28484 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-03
28586 Wilson Albert William A W Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Impregnable" UK 1918-10-22
28600 Wilson David Leslie D L Private Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Squadron UK 1917-04-09
28650 Wilson Thomas T Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-28
28654 Wilson Willie W Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-12-19
48835 Wilson J T P Private Durban Light Infantry COLONIAL 1900-01-15
28673 Windt Antonie Louis A L Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22