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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
12875 Lammas Arnold A Bombardier South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-08-01
12897 Landrey Alfred John Paton A J P Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-12
12898 Landrey Maurice Ralph Paton M R P Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-27
12907 Lane Ambrose Godfrey Horneck A G H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 218th Squadron UK 1918-05-15
12909 Lane Clarence Melville C M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Training Depot UDF 1914-10-26
12921 Lang Arthur Leslie A L Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-27
12934 Langenhouw Norman Henry N H Private Regiment De la Rey UDF 1943-07-05
12953 Langton William Lewitt W L Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-12
41909 Langwena Santos Neo S N Rifleman 121 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1994-11-02
12971 Larkin Harold John H J Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-08-12
41910 Latha Mzongwane Cyprian M C Private 121 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1994-01-26
39587 Laubscher Constant C Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion RSF 1979-09-07
13000 Laughton Edwin George E G Lance Corporal London Regiment 23rd Bn. UK 1915-06-07
13013 Laverlot Peter Johannes P J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-03-26
13024 Law George Alexander G A Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-23
13035 Lawlor Edward James E J Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1921-01-08
13040 Lawn Geoffrey G Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 4th Bn. UK 1918-03-30
13044 Lawrence Claude C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
13059 Lawrence Peter P Private Scots Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1918-05-31
13060 Lawrence Roland John R J Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-15
13075 Lawson Thomas Rattrey T R Sapper South African Railway Operating Company 93rd Coy. Railway Overseas Dominion Section. UDF 1918-05-28
13077 Lawther Jack J Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
13088 Lazarus Abraham Max A M Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-08-13
13090 Lazarus Joseph Barnett J B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-05-15
13094 Le Clercq Herbert Bertram H B Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-01-24
13127 Le Roux Hermanus Lambertus H L Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-30
13140 Le Roux Septimus S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-03
39593 Le Vieux Simon S Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1978-02-07
13163 Leak Robert Basil R B Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-06-28
13202 Lee Charles C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-28
13205 Lee Frederick Charles F C Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
13206 Lee Frederick Henry Norris F H N Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Bn. UK 1916-07-04
13208 Lee Albert James A J Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 6 S.A. Bde., Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-16
13213 Lee Kenneth Willoughby K W Captain Royal Field Artillery 95th Bde. UK 1916-09-27
13217 Lee Richard Rymer R R Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-03-07
13220 Lee Thomas T Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-22
13224 Leech Joseph J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-18
13251 Legg William Norman W N Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Bn. UK 1916-03-24
13273 Leigh Geoffrey Horne G H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-12
31296 Lello Francis John F J Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-06-10
13325 Lennox Frederick George F G Private Natal Light Horse "A" Squadron UDF 1914-11-18
13327 Lennox John Grey J G Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-10-15
13331 Lentaigne John Wilfred O'neill J W O Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. UK 1942-07-25
40838 Lentner Paul P Rhodesian Army Support Unit RSF 1979-06-01
13406 Less William W Private Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-06-07
13452 Lever Wallace W Corporal Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn. NZ 1916-07-20
13454 Levey Herbert Gordon H G Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-04-30
13466 Levinson Leo L Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-04-12
13467 Levithan Arthur A Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1942-01-09
49335 Levy Henry J. H J Trooper Rhodesia Regiment COLONIAL 1899-10-22