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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
6318 Durant Lucas Johannes L J Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-29
39279 Dwyer Stephen Michael S M Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1979-07-16
6355 Dyer Jack Wilfred J W Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-18
6357 Dyer William Oscar W O Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 276th Siege Battery UK 1917-10-28
6360 Dyke Edward Stuart Cardinal E S C Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "B" Squadron UDF 1915-01-21
6361 Dymond Arthur Norman A N Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-07
6385 Earle Richard R Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-13
6394 Eastland George G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-12
6427 Edgar Donald Anderson D A Company Quartermaster Sergeant 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-05-30
6433 Edgley Thomas Henry T H Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Bn. UK 1916-10-25
39288 Edison David D Private 4 Brigade H.q. RSF 1979-06-01
6436 Edkins Vernon Jeffery V J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-14
6442 Edmonds Edward Peregrine Pell E P P Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 3rd Squadron UK 1918-03-18
6445 Edmonds Reginald Lewis R L Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-11
6461 Edwards Ardale Valentine Ernest A V E Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-20
6475 Edwards George Richard Owen G R O Major Royal Field Artillery 173rd Bde. UK 1917-06-17
6502 Edyvean Ernest John E J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-28
6504 Egan Arthur A Private 1st South African Infantry Rhodesian Company UDF 1918-03-26
6509 Egerton Thomas James T J Gunner South African Field Artillery 5th Bty. UDF 1918-09-20
6519 Ehrlich Louis L Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 50th Bn. CAN 1917-05-01
6527 Elford Harry H Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1916-07-26
6528 Elgar Charles Frederick C F Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-16
6530 Eli Thomas T Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
6533 Eliason Jack J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-10
6538 Elkington Albert Henry Charles A H C Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
6556 Elliott Garth Deacon G D Private Regiment President Steyn UDF 1942-07-10
6557 Elliott George Wilson G W Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1914-09-14
6574 Ellis Albert Edward A E Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-22
6575 Ellis Cecil Douglas C D Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Bn. AUS 1915-05-15
6588 Ellis Richard Henry R H Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-28
6591 Elman Nathan N Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-11
6592 Elms Thomas T Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-15
6609 Elsas Martin M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 11 Field Coy. UDF 1945-06-09
6619 Emery Cyrus Henry C H Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-22
6632 Emslie Joseph Walter Bradberry J W B Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-30
6639 Engela Thomas William T W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
6670 English Stratford Wilson S W Major South African Artillery (Corps) 18 Bty. UDF 1941-06-19
6673 Ennis Francis Thomas Charles F T C Corporal Hampshire Regiment 14th Bn. UK 1916-12-15
6682 Enslin Johannes J Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-08
6687 Entress Leonard William L W Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-13
6693 Erasmus Andreas Hendrik A H Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethal Commando UDF 1914-11-13
6708 Erasmus Gerhardus Cornelius Nicholaas G C N Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-20
6718 Erasmus Jacobus Lodewikus J L Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-02
6726 Erasmus Struben Olivier S O Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-21
6737 Erlank Theodore Paul T P Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery (Corps) 1/11 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1944-08-23
6738 Erlichman Norton N Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 2 A.A. Regiment UDF 1942-06-16
6781 Etellin Louis Victor L V Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1942-07-16
6787 Etsebeth Jacobus J Sergeant Mounted Commandos Kalahari Horse UDF 1915-04-15
6788 Eunson Charles C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-05
6814 Evans Phillipus James P J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-08