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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
13504 Lewis Jack J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-09
13518 Lewis Richard Percy R P Lieutenant Colonel Devonshire Regiment UK 1917-09-07
13529 Ley Douglas John D J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-13
13547 Liddell William Wilfred W W Private Natal Carbineers 1st Mounted Rifles, D Squadron UDF 1914-11-30
31329 Liddell Neil Bradley N B Lieutenant 17 Squadron SADF 1977-02-22
13599 Lillico Robert Ray R R Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-10-17
13603 Limerick Ian St. Clair I S C Lieutenant 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-17
13607 Lincoln Richard R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
13611 Linde Gerhardus Johannes Hermanus G J H Burgher Mounted Commandos Lemmer's Scouts UDF 1915-05-12
13615 Linden Norman Eric N E Second Lieutenant Tank Corps 10th Bn. UK 1918-09-04
13621 Lindesay Hugh Howard H H Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 2nd Bn. CAN 1915-04-26
13625 Lindley Bryan Meredith B M Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron UDF 1945-02-19
13657 Linton Horace Ernest H E Lieutenant South African Medical Corps (Corps) H.Q. 5th Bde UDF 1941-12-30
13658 Linton Lacy Campbell L C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment UDF 1942-07-11
13669 Lister Adam Harkness A H Staff Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 251st Siege Battery UK 1918-10-08
13684 Litster Stephen Goddard S G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
13693 Littlechild Harold H Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th Bn. UK 1917-08-11
13696 Littlewort Richard Anthony R A Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 49 Survey Coy. UDF 1944-11-10
31349 Littrell Mark John M J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) Armoured Corps SADF 1985-08-03
13706 Lloyd Brian Malcolm B M Private Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1942-10-24
13718 Lloyd William Frederick W F Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-02-02
13719 Lloyd William Ivor W I Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-18
13736 Lock Robert Raymond R R Lieutenant 15 Squadron UDF 1943-05-10
13739 Locke John Henry Thomas J H T Captain 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-03-28
13741 Lockett Levi Walter L W Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-13
13745 Lockhart-Ross Keith K Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-26
13776 Lomas William Gordon W G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-21
13801 Londt E Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1942-06-04
13803 Londt John J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-18
13811 Long Robert James Oliver R J O Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
13856 Lotter John Daniel J D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-25
31383 Lotter Christopher Warren C W Private First Class 25th Infantry Division, US Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team US 2008-12-31
13876 Loubser Albert Johannes A J Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-17
13918 Louw Jacobus Christoffel Andreas J C A Corporal Mounted Commandos Naude's Scouts. UDF 1915-01-08
13948 Loverock Harold George H G Second Lieutenant Warwickshire Yeomanry 1st/1st UK 1916-08-05
13961 Lowe Cecil Dixon C D Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-06-08
13962 Lowe Charles Edward C E Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-04-14
13963 Lowe Ernest Edwin E E Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-19
13966 Lowe Harry H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-30
13967 Lowe Herbert Mel H M Private 7th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-03-31
13983 Lubbe Dirk Johannes Jacobus D J J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
13986 Lubbe Jacobus Johannes J J Private 6th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1917-01-12
13989 Lubbe Thomas Arthur Haig T A H Corporal Regiment President Steyn UDF 1941-11-23
14004 Lucas Norman Carey N C Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 6th Bn. UK 1916-11-02
14017 Ludwig Ivan Bertram I B Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "A" Coy. UDF 1944-09-24
14022 Lugg Percy Winchcombe P W Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1942-06-22
41815 Luke Mzama Nelson M N Rifleman 21 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1991-04-07
14035 Lund Otto O Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-23
14067 Luyt Hendrik De Jongh H D J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-10
14070 Lyall James J Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1916-11-14