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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
8271 Gobane Mangaba M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-15
8240 Glass Cecil Gilbert C G Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-17
8206 Gillmer Peter Leslie P L Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-06-01
8188 Gillard James Woodrowe J W Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-05
8117 Gibson James J Lance Corporal 3rd Infantry (Prince Alfred's Guards) "E" Coy. UDF 1914-11-08
8101 Gibbs Alfred Jabez A J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis A S F Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-08
8106 Gibbs Leslie Edwin L E Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. St. George UK 1941-08-01
8080 Gezane Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-04-10
8079 Gezana Jackson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-05-03
8072 Geyer Walter W Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-11-07
8049 Germishuizen Barnard Daniel Jacobus B D J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-07
8042 Gerber Mathys Johannes M J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-11
7980 Geldenhuys Barend Petrus B P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-31
7975 Geisler Alfred Hans A H Driver South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-10-11
7958 Gebhardt Laurence Arthur L A Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-11-04
7951 Gcopela Jim J Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-17
7859 Garcia Lancelot De La Penha L D L P Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-03
7852 Ganyaza Swelindawo S Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1st Coy. UDF 1917-09-16
8935 GWEBANI or GWETANI Sara S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-07-07
7799 Fynney Frederic Adolphus F A Captain Tank Corps UK 1918-11-27
7779 Furniss Alexander A Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-09
7765 Fundusi Private British South African Police 1918-10-25
7735 Fulatela Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-09
7722 Froud Edward Henry E H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-01-16
7713 Frost Frederick Donald F D Cadet Royal Air Force Cadet Distribution Depot UK 1918-10-18
7640 Fredericks William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-10
7507 Foxcroft Ernest Edward Noel E E N Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Field Regiment UDF 1942-07-18
7487 Fowler Sydney Edmonds S E Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-13
7417 Fotinakis Menelaos M Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-09-06
7390 Fortuin Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-19
7369 Forrest-Dunlop John James J J Flight Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-29
7339 Ford Eric Anthony Stransham E A S Private South African Mounted Brigade 1st UDF 1916-10-15
7345 Ford James J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. UDF 1918-11-10
34678 Fobian Charles Frederick August C F A Constable 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div SAP 1918-10-18
7281 Flores Jan J Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-09-10
7237 Flara Wida W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-09-17
7232 Flanagan George Lee G L Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1920-01-10
30327 Fitzherbert Edward Vernon E V Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1913-08-05
7213 Fitzhenry Daisy Aletta D A Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-12-01
7130 Fillis Abram A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-08-04
7113 Fiford William George Henry W G H Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-07
7087 Fertuin Samuel S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-06
7059 Ferreira Edward E Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-21
7050 Fernandez Fernando Frederick F F Cyclist Cape Cycle Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-10
7024 Fenyoni Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-14
6979 Fegan James J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-15
6887 Falalana Philip P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 3rd Bn. UDF 1917-04-06
6851 Eyke Albert George A G Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1st Bde. UDF 1918-06-03
6845 Exley John Henry J H Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Corps) UK 1919-03-11