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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
865 Badenhorst Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Mounted Commandos Kalahari Horse UDF 1915-03-20
871 Badham John Basil J B Gunner South African Field Artillery 3rd Bty. UDF 1916-09-19
876 Bagott Fritz William F W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-29
903 Bailey William James Percival W J P Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/2nd (Hants) Army Troops Coy. UK 1915-09-26
906 Bailie Christiaan Constant C C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 23 Medium Regiment UDF 1944-12-06
911 Baillie John Pollock J P Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) UDF 1944-06-28
939 Baker Clifford C Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-31
953 Baker John MacKenzie J M Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 38 Railway Construction Coy. UDF 1944-07-29
964 Baker William James W J Captain Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1917-03-29
49358 Baldwin A Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1900-05-11
984 Ball Frederick F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-03-15
1006 Bam Gerhardus Mauritz G M Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-05-29
1027 Bands Arthur A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-11
1034 Banham Peter William Blenkin P W B Captain Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-07-26
1047 Bannister Henry John H J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
1051 Bantam Samuel Johannes S J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-03-26
48324 Bantjes Henry James H J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-14
1066 Barbier Alexander Norman A N Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-02-12
1072 Barclay Conley David C D Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-02-22
1110 Barlow Cecil George C G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 156th Bde. UK 1917-05-18
1116 Barnard Adam Edward A E Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-04
1122 Barnard Hendrik H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-14
1145 Barnes Edward William E W Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn. UK 1917-07-10
1154 Barnes Lancelot Ethelbert L E Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
1164 Barnes Vyvyan Barron V B Sergeant 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-06-20
1168 Barnett Arthur A Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-01-09
1175 Barnett Robert Derick R D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-10-21
1190 Barralet Boulden William B W Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-10
1196 Barrett Edward E Sergeant South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-09-12
1199 Barrett Herbert Victor H V Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 110th Bde. UK 1918-04-22
1200 Barrett Joseph J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
1206 Barrish Menzo Wilhelm M W Private 2nd South African Infantry 66th Div. UDF 1918-10-08
29363 Barry William John Harte W J H Captain Mashonaland Mounted Police 1896-01-31
1241 Bartlett Vivian V Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles UDF 1942-01-02
1265 Bassano Christopher Brian C B Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
1270 Bassingthwaighte Robert Ernest Vincent R E V Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-07-30
1273 Basson Ernest E Corporal 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-21
29195 Basson Jacobus Johannes J J Lance Corporal Regiment Oranjerivier SADF 1977-08-30
1288 Bate Richard Shepperson R S Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-02-16
1330 Baxendale Walter W Major British South African Police 1916-10-23
1361 Beacham Henry H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 72nd Siege Battery UDF 1917-12-26
1371 Bean Rex Coleman R C Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-11-24
1375 Beard Henry H Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Bn. UK 1917-04-15
1383 Beaton COLIN McLEAN C M Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-20
1395 Beattie William George W G Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1917-09-21
47884 Bedenhamer Leopold L Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-26
1463 Behr Lloyd Basil L B Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1945-04-22
1464 Behr William W Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-21
1480 Bekker H M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Field Ambulance Brigade UDF 1914-11-25
1496 Bell Douglas John D J Captain Royal Air Force No. 3 Squadron UK 1918-05-27