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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
4669 Crew Alfred A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-11-29
4734 Crossland Alfred A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-09-23
4808 Cunningham Leslie Herbert L H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
4824 Curling Harold Cecil H C Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1919-05-25
4892 Dale James Ritchie J R Lieutenant Royal Engineers UK 1919-01-14
4900 Dalgleish George Walter G W Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery 2nd Div. Ammunition Col. UK 1919-02-17
4972 Daniels Christian C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-05-19
5006 Dare Norman Douglas N D Captain 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-03
5050 Davids Jacobus J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-04
5052 Davids John J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-11-23
5083 Davidson William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-05-29
5105 Davies Granville G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-04-17
5125 Davis Archibald A Captain South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1918-12-03
5167 Davite Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-03
5199 Dawson William Percy W P Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1915-08-10
5228 De Beer John Andries Benjamin J A B Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-16
5300 De Klerk Christiaan Johannes C J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-21
5318 De Klerk Nicholas Willem N W Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. UDF 1918-10-19
5320 De Klerk William Abraham W A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
5363 De Lautour Cecil Andrew C A Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-11-04
5374 De Meyer Johannes Cornelius J C Corporal Camp Commandants Staff UDF 1918-10-25
5404 De Villiers Abraham A Private South African Veteran Reserve Garrison Military Police UDF 1918-10-18
5406 De Villiers Bernard Jacobus B J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-09
5430 De Villiers Ocky O Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-04
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus G J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-17
5475 De Wit Pieter Jacobus P J Corporal South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-07
5500 Deeley William W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1916-02-12
41447 Dem Ben E F G Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1913-12-17
5553 Dennett Arthur A Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Bn. UK 1915-12-19
5565 Denny Richard Harold Cecil R H C Corporal Pretoria Highlanders 1st Bn. UDF 1940-08-15
5578 Depholo Stephen S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-03-12
5620 Dexter Gabriel Heywood D.C.M. G H Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-26
5621 Dexter John J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-01
5678 Dickinson William W Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27
5730 Dilley George Lewis G L Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-12
5904 Doorsamy Moodley M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-17
5926 Douglas Arthur James A J Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-29
5956 Dowler Arthur Edward A E Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1920-12-12
5970 Dowse Edward George E G Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-10-20
6092 Du Plessis Nathan N Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-10-06
6099 Du Plessis Philippus Lodewicus P L Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-03
6114 Du Plooy Gysberth Johannes G J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-23
6115 Du Plooy Zacharias Johannes Z J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-18
6143 Du Preez Jan J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-06-03
6147 Du Preez Johannes Martinus J M Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1918-11-13
6156 Du Preez Stephanus Johannes S J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-20
6199 Du Toit Ockert Johannes Frederick O J F Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-09
6205 Du Toit Sarel Petrus S P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-20
6254 Duke Wilfred Douglas W D Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-10-02
6304 Dunn Stephanus Andries S A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-24