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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 syncope 17 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
28378 Williams Abel A Mule Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-05-17
22929 Shepherd James Henry J H Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-11-14
20787 Pula August A Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-12
20152 Philemon Jim J Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-11-07
16119 McLACHLAN Jacob Herman J H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-04-09
41028 Malebeletshe Fish F Labourer South African Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-10-15
12727 Kumalo Franz F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-05-11
12530 Kolis Enoch E Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-07-19
11430 Jones Griffiths G Staff Sergeant Major South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regt. UDF 1916-03-17
10948 Jafta Jafta J Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-27
7141 Finch-Davies Claude Gibney C G Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1920-08-03
6309 Dunstan Jack Spargo J S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1919-01-17
3520 Castro William W Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-12-01
1678 Best Thomas Edward T E Private South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1916-12-01
961 Baker William W Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-05-08
753 Atkinson Thomas King T K Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-11
544 Andries Hans H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Boats and Animals UDF 1916-11-07