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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
1822 Bird Charles Luard C L Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1791 Biersteker John J Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-17
1748 Beyleveld William Henry Herman W H H Private South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1919-03-17
1719 Beukes Carl Andries C A Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-10-12
1727 Beukes Pieter Abraham De Wet P A D W Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1919-08-30
1708 Bethune James J Acting Sergeant South African Medical Corps Nyasaland UDF 1919-02-15
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Horse 1st UDF 1916-12-23
1694 Bester Jacobus Marthinus Garret J M G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-22
1655 Berry George Alfred G A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-01
1660 Berry Michael Oliver M O Trooper South African Tank Corps 6 Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-12-09
1643 Bernstein Dorah D Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-11-06
1623 Berg Emil Frank Oscar E F O Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-26
38935 Bennett Ismael I Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment 4 Protection Company 1976-04-21
1571 Benjamin Johannes J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. 1918-08-31
1563 Benham Ben B Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-09
1460 Begley David William D W Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-23
1453 Beever Joseph Michael J M Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-14
1452 Beets William Jacobus W J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-16
1442 Beer Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-10-02
1429 Beckett Sam S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-07
1403 Beck Arthur Harold Wright A H W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
1401 Bebeta Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps 28th Coy. UDF 1917-05-15
1311 Batteau Dominic Angelo Edward D A E Trooper South African Tank Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1943-02-05
1284 Baston William Arthur W A Sapper South African Signal Service South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1919-02-05
38915 Bartlett Basil Malcom B M Captain Rhodesia Signals Corps 5 Signal Sqn 1975-08-27
1140 Barnes Aubrey Russell A R Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-07-04
1130 Barnard Laurence Claude L C Major Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Aux. Horse Transport Coy. 1918-01-12
1056 Banzini Philpott P Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-04-12
1052 Bantan Adrian Jacobus A J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-08
991 Ball Lilian L Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-15
974 Balcomb Alfred Vernon A V Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-24
969 Bakokwe Picanini P Private South African Native Labour Corps 34th Bn. UDF 1917-12-23
942 Baker Edith Agnes E A Staff Nurse South African Military Nursing Service 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1918-11-06
945 Baker Frederick Thomas F T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-08
836 Babb Edward Reginald E R Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-22
844 BACKLI or BAGELI Kleinbooi K Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-05
818 Ayres William Edward W E Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-10-27
768 August John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-21
757 Attree Ernest Max E M Private South African Service Corps M.T. (Union) UDF 1918-10-20
755 Atlholang William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 20th Coy. UDF 1917-12-20
715 Ashilundo David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-18
650 Arendse William Henry W H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-13
581 Antonie Labourer South African Labour Corps Transport Mobilization Depot UDF 1915-05-17
545 Andries Henry H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-06
535 Andrews John Joshua J J Private South African Pay Corps UDF 1943-05-09
536 Andrews Montague Alexander Harding M A H Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 47th Bn. 1918-01-16
497 Anderson Vivian Cottril V C Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-10-29
499 Anderson William W Sergeant South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1918-11-28
436 Amundala Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-01
423 Amanda Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-27