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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
8935 GWEBANI or GWETANI Sara S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-07-07
7852 Ganyaza Swelindawo S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 1st Coy. UDF 1917-09-16
7859 Garcia Lancelot De La Penha L D L P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-10-03
7951 Gcopela Jim J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-17
7958 Gebhardt Laurence Arthur L A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-11-04
7975 Geisler Alfred Hans A H Driver South African Field Artillery 1918-10-11
7980 Geldenhuys Barend Petrus B P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-31
8042 Gerber Mathys Johannes M J Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1940-08-11
8049 Germishuizen Barnard Daniel Jacobus B D J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-07
8072 Geyer Walter W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-11-07
8079 Gezana Jackson J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-03
8080 Gezane Jan J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-10
8101 Gibbs Alfred Jabez A J Sergeant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis A S F Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-12-08
8106 Gibbs Leslie Edwin L E Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. St. George 1941-08-01
8117 Gibson James J Lance Corporal 3rd Infantry (Prince Alfred's Guards) "E" Coy. 1914-11-08
8188 Gillard James Woodrowe J W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-10-05
8206 Gillmer Peter Leslie P L Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1945-06-01
8240 Glass Cecil Gilbert C G Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-17
8271 Gobane Mangaba M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-15
8272 Gobani John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-02-28
8310 Gold William Ernest W E Lieutenant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1917-04-06
8378 Goodman Petrus P Leader Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces UDF 1916-12-15
8402 Goosen Francis Cecil F C Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-10-16
8405 Goosen Johannes Petrus Theodores J P T Private Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Roberts Heights UDF 1918-11-03
8406 Goosen Nicolas Johannes N J Conductor South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-10-18
8430 Gordon Morris M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-29
8446 Gorman George Charles G C Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1918-02-02
8483 Gouws Johannes Stefanus Hendrik J S H Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo Commando UDF 1915-02-25
8510 Gqamana Babington B Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-01-24
8521 Grabule John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau Sanitary Section UDF 1917-08-12
8534 Grafton-Grattan Thomas Walter T W Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 12th Siege Bty. 1919-01-24
8584 Grant William Bland W B Sergeant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-11
8650 Green Arthur Graham A G Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-04-07
8664 Green Ernest Arthur E A Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-09-15
8695 Green Thomas Alfred T A Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-05-13
8758 Greyling G J A Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo Commando UDF 1914-11-18
8813 Grobler Daniel Jacobus D J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-10
8828 Groener Christian C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-21
34847 Grove Hermanus H Constable South African Police 9 Dist (Calvinia) CW Div 1954-01-18
8883 Gudd Charlie C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps attd. South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-16
22208 Guluse Samuel S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1917-05-13
8902 Gumede Lawrence L Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-07-24
8930 Gwati Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-08
8991 Hailstone Harry H Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-10-31
9033 Hall Lionel L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-11-05
9038 Hall William Henry W H Lieutenant South African Special Service Company attd. Nyasaland Field Force 1918-12-31
9050 Halse Edward George E G Lance Corporal South African Pioneers UDF 1918-10-12
9054 Haluba Amos A Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1917-11-18
9065 Hamet Felix F Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-13