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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
22734 Sepesa Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-20
22728 Senzani Hlongwane S Equine Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Equine Transport UDF 1917-02-22
43362 Sentle Noah N Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1949-07-25
22720 Seneres R Stoker S.S. Empire Nomad (Sunderland) 1942-11-13
22678 Selangwe Tom T Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-17
22670 Sekubane Paulus P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-09-01
22665 Sekonana Jack J Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1916-11-17
41334 Segoncea Peter P Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-07-02
22579 Seabreeze Mombo M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways UDF 1915-09-14
22577 Scully Creagh Patrick C P Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-05
22576 Scullard Victor Charles V C Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-22
22492 Schutte Jan Francois J F Staff Sergeant Union Defence Forces Permanent Force H. Q. Staff. UDF 1918-10-27
22399 Schmidt William August W A Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-07
22363 Scheepers Jurgens Johannes J J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-19
22327 Saxby Conrad Gordon C G Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion NZ 1918-11-27
22290 Saunders Andrew A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
22279 Sauer Alexander A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-17
22238 Saner Hubert Evelyn H E Captain Army Service Corps (Corps) 372nd Horse Transport Coy. UK 1918-11-17
22163 Sale Tommy T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-04-09
40877 Sadler George Sydney G S Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
22509 SCOTSAMYANA or SOETSONYA Lifu L Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1917-01-03
22079 Russell Matthew M Gunner South African Field Artillery 1st UDF 1918-12-17
22058 Russau Herman Francis H F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1918-10-16
22042 Rumba Robert R Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-04-07
32760 Rubheka Johannes Friday J F Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-05-08
32759 Ruaro Johnny J Private South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion SADF 1977-01-01
32758 Roza Carlos Fernandes C F Warrant Officer Class I South African Personnel Services Corps (Corps) 8th Infantry SADF 1984-04-09
21986 Roycroft George Harold G H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
21964 Rowe Richard R Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-11-09
21924 Rousseau Hendrik Gerrit H G Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-11-05
21854 Ross Alexander A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-10-17
21862 Ross David George Fraser D G F Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-07-24
21867 Ross Finlay George MacLeod F G M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) UK 1917-06-04
21877 Ross Henny Martin H M Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-11-04
21799 Roos Johannes Martinus J M Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-13
21790 Rooi William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section UDF 1916-12-21
21787 Roodt Hendrik Lourens H L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-24
21776 Ronan James J Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
21744 Rogers Francis Henry F H Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1918-05-07
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-15
21711 Rodel George G Corporal South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1918-10-31
21580 Roberts George Antony G A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-11
21584 Roberts Hendrik Andries H A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-17
21608 Roberts Shirley Walter S W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-05-29
40785 Roberts James J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-15
21489 Ridsdale George Henry G H Corporal Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles UDF 1915-07-30
21484 Ridgill Charles Robert C R Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-10-18
21367 Reynolds Charles Robert Howard C R H Sergeant Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-04
21372 Reynolds Ellis Frederick E F Staff Serjeant Major South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1919-07-22
21349 Retief Petrus Paulus Hartogh P P H Lieutenant Colonel South African Rifles Western Province Rifles UDF 1915-04-09