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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
12145 Kgomo Jonas J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-06
17611 Khudu Emannuel K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 14th Coy. UDF 1917-12-13
12198 Kiely John E J E Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1943-09-05
12199 Kiely Patrick Cyril P C Private Camp Commandants Staff UDF 1918-10-23
12202 Kieswetter Frederick John Charles F J C Corporal General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). UDF 1918-10-14
12211 Kilian Petrus Jacobus P J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-11
12224 Kinanduni Petrus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Bn. UDF 1917-08-03
12277 Kingman Ernest William E W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
12314 Kirk Percival John P J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
12330 Kirsten Peter Andrew A P Captain South African Special Service Company UDF 1918-12-06
12373 Klass Hendrik H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-07-31
12383 Kleinbooi Filand F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-06-11
40793 Kleinbooi John J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1916-05-08
12428 Knee Melville Victor M V Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-07-22
12452 Knipe William Alfred W A Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-10-27
12453 Knipe William James W J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1918-10-14
12485 Kock Hendrik Johannes H J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
12500 Koekemoer William Johannes W J Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-29
12549 Komitshi Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-12
12596 Kou Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-08-11
12632 Krog Carl C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27
12676 Kruger Jacobus Johannes J J Private 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-31
12691 Kruger William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
12703 Kubane Ramkondo R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-10-31
40424 Kula Hunter H Native Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1916-09-15
12746 Kurakura Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-17
12765 Kweva Natal N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 27th Coy. UDF 1917-06-05
12842 Lakier John J Leader South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1918-10-16
12926 Langa Rufus R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-13
12985 Lassen Hugo Paul Johannes H P J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1918-10-16
13010 Lavender William W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1915-03-30
13052 Lawrence Frederick Thomas F T Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Ganges." UK 1920-03-26
13055 Lawrence Henry Ruthven H R Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-12-14
13096 Le Fevre Gabriel Alexandre G A Staff Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1918-10-18
13111 Le Roux Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-05
13114 Le Roux Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
13116 Le Roux Cornelius Christoffel C C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-10
13123 Le Roux Gert Martinus G M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-10
13129 Le Roux James J Private Cape Cycle Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-16
13147 Le Vavasseur Ernest John E J Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-05
13214 Lee Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-05-29
13245 Leffler Leonard John Wilfred L J W Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-25
13263 Lehlaka Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-08
13274 Leigh Henry Godfrey Thomas H G T Second Lieutenant Labour Corps (Corps) and 5th South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-11-11
13340 Leon Abraham A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-03-20
29908 Lesiba Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 9th Coy. UDF 1918-10-27
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1918-10-26
13508 Lewis Johannes Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-16
13577 Lifi Caswell C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-14
13600 Lillienveldt Charles Apolis C A Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Coy. UDF 1918-06-30