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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
21333 Rensburg Klaas K Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-01-21
21227 Redlinghuys Peter P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
21209 Read Albert Everard A E Sergeant 10th South African Infantry UDF 1919-09-08
21194 Ray Harry Ewart H E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 4th Field Ambulance UDF 1918-07-11
21154 Rathbone George G Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-17
21111 Rantuabele Ephreim E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-07-15
21094 Rangota William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-08-18
21075 Randall John Edward J E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-19
21041 Rampatsana William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-04-24
21029 Ramogo Spanner S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-07-30
21023 Ramiah Kistna Reddy K R Private South African Indian Bearer Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. UDF 1917-07-14
20996 Ramailane Moses M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-14
16923 Rakaisa Dace D Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 20th Coy. UDF 1917-06-23
20968 Rainey James J Private Canadian Army Service Corps (Corps) CAN 1918-11-15
20955 Rafiela James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section UDF 1917-08-17
20860 Quay Frank F Civilian Civilian War Dead Employee of Messrs. Topham, Jones and Railton 1918-08-03
20821 Puren Alexander A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-15
20808 Pupu John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-07-07
20676 Pretorius Willem Cornelius W C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-15
39552 Pretorius Frederick Jacobus F J Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1918-10-12
20622 Preece Robert James R J Sergeant Major Camp Commandants Staff Record Staff (Potchefstroom). UDF 1918-10-21
20603 Power Oscar O Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-20
20554 Potgieter Peter Johannes P J Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 4th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-18
20517 Porter Edgar E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-02
20485 Ponton John Elton J E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-24
20468 Pollock Charles Sim C S Private Pretoria Regiment 2nd UDF 1940-08-19
20428 Plant Herbert Stanley H S Lieutenant Royal Engineers 181st Tunnelling Coy. UK 1918-02-18
20399 Plaatjes Andries A Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-11-01
20397 Plaatje Kotama K Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts UDF 1917-05-24
20350 Pio John Frederick Barnard J F B Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles UDF 1918-10-21
20346 Pinnoy Recken William R W Staff Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-14
37165 Pilane B S Warrant Officer Swapol-Tin Rundu SAP 1992-03-31
37164 Pike James Samuel Middleton J S M Constable Swapol-Tin Rundu SAP 1915-09-07
20244 Pienaar Daniel Johannes D J Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-14
20161 Phillips Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. UDF 1919-01-29
20181 Phillips Peter P Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-11
20158 Philips Benjamin Joseph B J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-17
41492 Pheot Elias E Native South African Medical Corps (Corps) "D" Coy. UDF 1918-10-19
20114 Peunias Moses M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways UDF 1915-09-30
20088 Peterson John J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-06-26
20043 Petersen Anthony E A E Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-07-24
41332 Peteman John J Native Driver South African Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Regiment South African Mounted Rifles UDF 1918-10-21
19929 Pendrey George Henry Maurice G H M Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-23
19917 Pekeur Arnolds A Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-06-04
19914 Peheha Franz F Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-07
49528 Pedro Thomas T Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-10-30
19877 Pearman Percival P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-25
19875 Peare Ernest Edward E E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-27
19865 Pearce Harry Alfred H A Sergeant South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-07-27
19823 Payne Arthur Richard A R Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Cape Fortress Engineers UDF 1918-10-16