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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 tuberculosis 1,003 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
29155 Zwaartbooi Johnson J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 30th Coy. UDF 1918-08-01
29103 Zimu Ezechiel E Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-07-01
16531 Zekevu River R Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 2nd Coy. UDF 1917-07-18
28986 Yekiso Bill B Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 31st Bn. UDF 1918-05-09
28983 Yeats Samuel V (tossie) S V Warrant Officer South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-04-01
28966 Xulu Alexander A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-28
28965 Xotiwe William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-09-01
28949 Wynne Cecil Rhodes C R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-12-15
28943 Wyngaar Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 5th Coy. UDF 1918-06-23
28931 Wyles Frank William F W Private 11th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-29
28920 Wroezana Mintoor M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-28
28867 Wright Alfred Edward A E Private South African Horse 2nd UDF 1920-01-28
28780 Wood Kenneth John K J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles UDF 1947-11-09
28720 Witbooi Henry Charles H C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1919-07-03
28721 Witbooi Jerry J Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-03-23
28722 Witbooi Johannes J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-08-03
28543 Willie John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 30th Coy. UDF 1918-04-23
28379 Williams Absolon A Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1921-04-19
28407 Williams Daniel Johannes D J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. UDF 1919-01-24
28408 Williams David Johannes D J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-05-22
28434 Williams George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-09-04
28524 Williams Willie W Private Cape Corps UDF 1947-11-19
28374 William John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 25th Bn. UDF 1918-03-27
28367 Willenberg Marthinus David M D Private Cape Corps UDF 1945-03-13
14744 Willemse Cornelius Josefus C J Sergeant South African Army UDF 1956-09-10
28366 Willemse Mattheus M Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-26
28344 Wilkinson Herbert Arthur H A Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1920-06-24
28315 Wildebeest Solomon S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-13
28019 Welcome John Joshua J J Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Bonaventure UDF 1945-07-19
27917 Webb Andries Jacobus A J Corporal South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1920-11-01
27919 Webb Eustace Vallance E V Lieutenant 25 Squadron UDF 1945-07-14
27833 Watson Arthur Strathmore A S Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-09-12
27751 Warneke Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1947-02-01
27687 Walters William W Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1919-05-22
27596 Walker John Hamilton J H Staff Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1920-09-29
27520 Vundhla Nkosana N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 10th Bn. UDF 1917-07-24
27514 Vries Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-01-06
27484 Vondo Jele J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-13
40789 Vister Paul P Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1919-12-25
27445 Visser Piet P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-03-24
43379 Visser Johannes Hendrik J H Private South African Army UDF 1949-08-05
27378 Vincent Charles Soobiah C S Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-18
27374 Viljoen Willem Pieter W P Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-07-07
27143 Van Zyl Christopher G C G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-23
27091 Van Wyk Abram A Labourer South African Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-06-27
27108 Van Wyk Gideon Johannes G J Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1940-09-08
27007 Van Ryneveld Richard Armstrong R A Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-08-14
40788 Van Reenen William David W D Constable South African Military Constabulary Permanent Force Staff UDF 1921-03-30
26845 Van Heerden Saul S Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy UDF 1921-06-25
26801 Van Geems Percy John P J Private Cape Corps UDF 1947-04-16