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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 wounds 2,395 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
5885 Donaldson-Selby Victor Montague V M Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Bn. 1917-08-31
5887 Dondovich Henry George William H G W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-27
5892 Donnell Robert Conn R C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
5918 Dorset Michael Gervasse M G Bombardier South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-28
5930 Douglas Donald Gordon D G Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
5950 Dovey Clifford C Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-20
5962 Down William Frederick W F Acting Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-04
5968 Downing Samuel Joseph S J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-19
5977 Doyle Denis D Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains' Department 1916-08-17
5990 Drake David D Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-28
5998 Dredge Trenly John T J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-05
6000 Drew James Edward J E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-10
6004 Dreyer Christian Lawrence C L Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-25
6041 Drysdale Kenneth Douglas K D Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
6071 Du Plessis Herbert Walter H W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-30
6084 Du Plessis John Philip J P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-22
6100 Du Plessis Petrus Wilhelmus J P W J Corporal Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Lemmer's Scouts UDF 1915-05-12
6104 Du Plessis Stephanus Jacobus S J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
34544 Du Plooy Cornelis Johannes Frederik C J F 1st Class Constable South African Police Umtata 1922-03-10
6122 Du Preez Andries Jan Hendrik A J H Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1942-01-08
6135 Du Preez Gerrit G Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-04
6139 Du Preez Helgard Marthinus H M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-08-28
6207 Du Toit Wouter Hugo W H Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-09
30171 Du Toit Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-12-02
39259 Du Toit Andrew Jameson A J Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company 1979-12-27
39269 Dube Alfred N A N Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 3 Squadron 1979-11-20
30181 Duck Adrian A Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles United Nations Monuc Mission UDF 1922-03-13
6222 Dudley Noel Montagu Charles N M C Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/5th Bn. 1916-10-11
6230 Duffie James J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
6235 Duffill Robert Edward R E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 11th Siege Bty. 1917-12-05
6242 Dugmore Charles Cousins C C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-01-24
6261 Dumas Nathan N Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-02
6268 Dunbar Jack J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
6288 Duncanson George Ormiston G O Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
6296 Dunman Victor William V W Lieutenant Special List attd. 2nd/ 2nd King's African Rifles 1917-09-19
6318 Durant Lucas Johannes L J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-29
39279 Dwyer Stephen Michael S M Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-07-16
6355 Dyer Jack Wilfred J W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-01-18
6357 Dyer William Oscar W O Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 276th Siege Battery 1917-10-28
6360 Dyke Edward Stuart Cardinal E S C Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "B" Sqdn. 1915-01-21
6361 Dymond Arthur Norman A N Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-07
6385 Earle Richard R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-13
6394 Eastland George G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-12
6427 Edgar Donald Anderson D A Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-30
6433 Edgley Thomas Henry T H Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Bn. 1916-10-25
39288 Edison David D Private 4 Brigade H.q. 1979-06-01
6436 Edkins Vernon Jeffery V J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-14
6442 Edmonds Edward Peregrine Pell E P P Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 3rd Sqdn. 1918-03-18
6445 Edmonds Reginald Lewis R L Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-11
6461 Edwards Ardale Valentine Ernest A V E Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-20