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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
19234 October Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-08
19251 Odendaal Wessel Nicholaas W N Corporal South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-23
19265 Oelofse Rudolf Hendrik Petrus R H P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-11
19272 Officer Cecil C Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-06
19276 Ogilvie George Swan G S Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-29
19296 Oldfield Ernest Francis E F Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-08-29
19298 Oldham Dudley Castle D C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-20
19324 Oliphant Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-02
19367 Olsen Charles Oscar C O Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
19369 Olsen Harold H Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
19410 Oosthuizen John Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
19411 Oosthuizen Lourens Daniel L D Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-01
32388 Oosthuizen Esaias Johannes E J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 5 Maintenance Unit SADF 1961-07-08
19420 Oosthuyse Dietlof Jacobus D J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Ermelo "B" Commando UDF 1915-03-20
19422 Oosthuyse Nicolaas Johannes N J Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
19453 Ormsby Richard Gilbert R G Private 1st King Edward's Horse 1918-10-19
19458 Orr Hugh Rodney Eastwood H R E Corporal South African Engineer Corps 46 Survey Coy. UDF 1942-07-17
19461 Orr Robert Alexander Carnie R A C Trooper Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-29
19466 Orsmond Ernest E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-27
19493 Osmond Charles Dacres Forbes C D F Major South African Armoured Corps UDF 1944-09-07
19499 Oswald William Digby W D Lieutenant Colonel 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) 1916-07-16
19506 Otto Jacob Daniel Theunis J D T Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces "D" Coy. UDF 1944-09-17
19518 Outram Ernest White E W Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
19527 Overton Garnet Ewart G E Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
19535 Owen Hugh Norman Turner H N T Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-10
19553 Packer Douglas Osborn D O Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-17
19556 Paddison Geoffrey Michael G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-02
19558 Paddock James Rex J R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-14
19567 Page Cyril C Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 329th Siege Bty. 1917-12-05
19578 Paine Alfred A Captain South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-09-04
19580 Painter Bernard Herbert B H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-24
19608 Palmer Sidney Herbert Victor S H V Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
19623 Pandavipa Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-09-06
19626 Pankhurst Dennis Ivor D I Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-03
19653 Parker Charles C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1917-04-19
19659 Parker Leslie Thomas L T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-24
19666 Parker Walter W Corporal Royal Field Artillery 13th Bde. 1916-05-16
19669 Parkes Thomas T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
19681 Parks John Wynand J W Captain East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. 1919-08-12
19689 Parrott Reginald Napier R N Private British South African Police "B" Coy. 1917-01-29
19705 Parsons Ronald Erskine R E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
38741 Pascoe Andrew John A J Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-12
19742 Paterson Cecil James Richard C J R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-05-27
19743 Paterson John J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
19744 Paterson Ronald Campbell R C Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn. 1918-09-19
19749 Patience John J Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-11
19752 Patmore Frank Robert Richard F R R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-21
19762 Patrick Austin Lindsay A L Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-29
19779 Pattinson William W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-11
19780 Pattison Charles Joseph C J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-24