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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 2,436 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
5792 Dixon Bertram Elwin B E Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-26
5806 Dixon Norman Chisholm N C Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-11-05
5814 Dixon Walter Noble W N Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 87th Bn. CAN 1918-09-02
5821 Dobbin Thomas A O T A O Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 6th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-06-10
41529 Dodd Douglas MacGregor D M Private Rand Light Infantry 202 Battalion UDF 1922-03-22
5847 Dolan Reginald Frank Henrie R F H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-19
5851 Dold Eric Gilbert E G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-30
49336 Dold Newton Stanley N S Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1899-10-22
5857 Dom Charles Peter C P Corporal 12th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-08-11
5867 Donald Bertram Smith B S Corporal 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-12
5873 Donaldson Douglas James D J Engine Room Artificer 4th Class South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Highflyer UDF 1945-06-11
5879 Donaldson James Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-12
5881 Donaldson John Malcolm J M Burgher Mounted Commandos Brand's Commando UDF 1914-11-12
5885 Donaldson-Selby Victor Montague V M Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Bn. UK 1917-08-31
5887 Dondovich Henry George William H G W Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-27
5892 Donnell Robert Conn R C Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
5918 Dorset Michael Gervasse M G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1/6 Field Regiment UDF 1944-06-28
5930 Douglas Donald Gordon D G Lance Sergeant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
5950 Dovey Clifford C Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1st UDF 1942-07-20
5962 Down William Frederick W F Acting Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-04
5968 Downing Samuel Joseph S J Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1945-04-19
5977 Doyle Denis D Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains' Department UK 1916-08-17
5990 Drake David D Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-28
5998 Dredge Trenly John T J Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-06-05
6000 Drew James Edward J E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-10
6004 Dreyer Christian Lawrence C L Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-25
6041 Drysdale Kenneth Douglas K D Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-10-13
6071 Du Plessis Herbert Walter H W Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-07-30
6084 Du Plessis John Philip J P Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-22
6100 Du Plessis Petrus Wilhelmus J P W J Corporal Mounted Commandos Lemmer's Scouts UDF 1915-05-12
6104 Du Plessis Stephanus Jacobus S J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-13
30132 Du Plessis Jacobus Christoffel J C Rifleman South African Commandos 11 Kimberley Commando SADF 1978-09-21
49648 Du Plessis Jan Phillippus J P Private Durban Light Infantry UDF 1916-07-22
34544 Du Plooy Cornelis Johannes Frederik C J F 1st Class Constable Umtata SAP 1922-03-10
6122 Du Preez Andries Jan Hendrik A J H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-01-08
6135 Du Preez Gerrit G Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-04
6139 Du Preez Helgard Marthinus H M Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-08-28
6207 Du Toit Wouter Hugo W H Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-09
30171 Du Toit Johannes Jacobus J J Lieutenant 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-12-02
39259 Du Toit Andrew Jameson A J Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company RSF 1979-12-27
39269 Dube Alfred N A N Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 3 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 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. UK 1916-10-11
6230 Duffie James J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-11
6235 Duffill Robert Edward R E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 11th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-12-05
6242 Dugmore Charles Cousins C C Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-01-24
6261 Dumas Nathan N Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-02
6268 Dunbar Jack J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-19
6288 Duncanson George Ormiston G O Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
6296 Dunman Victor William V W Lieutenant Special List 2nd/ 2nd King's African Rifles 1917-09-19