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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
19499 Oswald William Digby W D Lieutenant Colonel 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) UK 1916-07-16
19506 Otto Jacob Daniel Theunis J D T Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "D" Coy. UDF 1944-09-17
19518 Outram Ernest White E W Company Sergeant Major 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
19527 Overton Garnet Ewart G E Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-19
19535 Owen Hugh Norman Turner H N T Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-10
19553 Packer Douglas Osborn D O Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-17
19556 Paddison Geoffrey Michael G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-12-02
19558 Paddock James Rex J R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-14
19567 Page Cyril C Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 329th Siege Bty. UK 1917-12-05
19578 Paine Alfred A Captain 10th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-09-04
19580 Painter Bernard Herbert B H Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
19608 Palmer Sidney Herbert Victor S H V Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-19
32419 Palmer Freek Johannes F J Corporal Cape Regiment SADF 1990-09-27
19623 Pandavipa Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-09-06
19626 Pankhurst Dennis Ivor D I Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-01-03
19653 Parker Charles C Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-19
19659 Parker Leslie Thomas L T Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-24
19666 Parker Walter W Corporal Royal Field Artillery 13th Bde. UK 1916-05-16
19669 Parkes Thomas T Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-20
19681 Parks John Wynand J W Captain East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 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 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-18
38741 Pascoe Andrew John A J Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1979-12-12
19742 Paterson Cecil James Richard C J R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-27
19743 Paterson John J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
19744 Paterson Ronald Campbell R C Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1918-09-19
19749 Patience John J Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
19752 Patmore Frank Robert Richard F R R Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-21
19762 Patrick Austin Lindsay A L Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-29
19779 Pattinson William W Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-11
19780 Pattison Charles Joseph C J Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-24
19792 Paul William W Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-10-27
19809 Pautz William Albert W A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-07-20
32451 Pavlakis Nikolaos N Rifleman South African Infantry Corps (Corps) School of Infantry SADF 1979-03-28
19818 Payn Frank Young F Y Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1917-10-12
19820 Payn Reginald Wallace R W Captain Royal Engineers 253rd Tunnelling Coy. UK 1918-03-28
19821 Payn Walter Gerald W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1944-07-21
19834 Payne James Nelson J N Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-20
19840 Payne William Stephen W S Sergeant Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-19
19846 Peace James Alfred Harcourt J A H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-13
19856 Peall Sydney Glassett S G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
19860 Pearce Clifford Frederick C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-08
19873 Pearce William Charles W C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
19884 Pearse Walter Josiah W J Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery 5th Bde. UK 1917-04-09
19886 Pearson Charles Bernard C B Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1916-07-30
32457 Pearson Markus Wynand M W Second Lieutenant 7 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1985-06-06
32458 Pearson Steven Dennis Oscar S D O Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-04-03
19912 Peggs George Edward G E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-04-06
19944 Penny Albert Fraser A F Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1917-08-04
19953 Penton Herbert John H J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08