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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
8710 Greenhough Percy Rowney P R Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
8716 Greenway Edmund William Henry E W H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
8717 Greenwood Arthur Herbert A H Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-08-12
30527 Gregorowski Lennox Fyfe L F Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 4th Regt. 1922-03-14
39366 Gregory Nicholas James Henry N J H Corporal Central Intelligence Organisation 1 Psychological Operations Unit 1976-11-09
8754 Greybe George John G J Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-03
30531 Greyling Johannes Barend J B Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1 Parachute Battalion SADF 1978-08-12
30533 Greyling Leslie Charles L C Lieutenant 5th Reconnaissance Regiment 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1977-11-04
8761 Grier AUBREY HAMILTON McGEE A H M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-25
8762 Griesel Francois Cornelius Johannes F C J Private South African Police 2nd 1942-05-29
30535 Griessel Floris Marthinus F M Rifleman Group 34 Goudveld Kommando 1983-01-06
8771 Griffin Francis Joseph F J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
8775 Griffin Henry Ernest H E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 8 Field Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-04
8776 Griffin Reginald Herbert R H Captain Royal Field Artillery 1917-07-07
8778 Griffin Theophilus Herman T H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-08-04
8785 Griffiths Charles John Claudius C J C Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
8790 Griffiths Percival John P J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
30539 Grinyer Henry Joseph H J South African Medical Corps 2 Signals Regiment UDF 1922-03-12
8804 Gristock George G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. 1940-06-06
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper South African Engineer Corps 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-03
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J South African Medical Corps Schweizer-Reneke UDF 1914-11-27
30550 Grobler Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 2 Parachute Battalion SADF 1980-02-27
8845 Groepe Gert Dirk G D Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-19
8851 Groom Ernest Cecil E C Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 12th Bn. 1917-05-07
8853 Grose Edgar John E J Sapper South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-04-26
8858 Groth W A Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-22
8871 Groves Richard R Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 6th Bn. 1917-10-24
8879 Gruskin Bernard B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-05-30
8881 Gubbin John Richard Francis J R F Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 47th Sqdn. 1917-11-20
8898 Gume William W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-23
8908 Gunn Ivan I Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-27
8919 Gush George Howson G H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-22
8962 Haddock Walter W Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22nd Bn. 1916-07-27
8978 Haggis George Peters G P Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-28
8980 Hagglund Theodore T Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-22
9004 Hale George Edward G E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-07-16
9007 Haliburton Edwin Galletly E G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
9026 Hall John Gabriel J G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-02
9032 Hall Lewis L Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
9039 Hallett Henry William Percy H W P Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Bn. 1918-10-11
9051 Halse George Hillary G H Corporal South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-25
9057 Ham Ernest Ambrose E A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-27
9064 Hambly George Gladstone G G Trooper South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-12-05
9097 Hamman George Frederick Richard G F R Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
9104 Hammond James George J G Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-06-13
9121 Handfield Charles Reginald C R Corporal Natal Light Horse 1915-05-06
9124 Hands Reginald Harry Myburgh R H M Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1918-04-20
9125 Hanekom George Campbell Morrison G C M Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-21
9141 Hansen Arthur Denis A D Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-01-25
39395 Hanson Frank P L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-11-20