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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
20697 Priestley Cecil C Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps UK 1941-11-21
20723 Prins William Adolph Bosman W A B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-09-23
20742 Prinsloo Phillip Rudolph P R Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-28
20755 Pritchard William Henry John W H J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-10
20774 Pryde Norman Buchanan Rutherford N B R Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-06
20778 Puckrim William Goodwin W G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-10
20784 Pugh Leonard Stephen L S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment UDF 1942-09-12
40217 Puncheon Arthur Gabriel A G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company RSF 1976-05-06
20824 Purves William Ogilvie W O Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
20829 Putter Nicolaas Johannes N J Burgher 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "C" Squadron UDF 1914-11-09
20836 Pye Edwin Albert E A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-02
20841 Pyman Walter Denis W D Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. UK 1941-11-22
20863 Quesnell Victor Robert V R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
20873 Quin Francis Augustus F A Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-04-03
20879 Quinn John J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-16
40221 Quinn Gary Demaine G D Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1977-12-30
20917 Radbourne Charles Edwin Nutley C E N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-19
41482 Rae Percy James P J Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Squadron UDF 1919-12-21
20971 Rainier William Daniel W D Corporal 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-11-06
20982 Rakoma William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-29
38753 Ralson Bruce David Mann B D M Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot RSF 1977-09-13
21056 Ramsay George Kenneth G K Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-24
21058 Ramsay John Alexander J A Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 13 Field Coy. UDF 1943-03-30
21064 Ramunenyiwa Timothy T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-13
40226 Randall Stephen William S W Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1 Independent Company RSF 1978-04-10
49788 Rankapole Obed Noah O N Rifleman 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1993-10-10
21104 Rankin William Robert Hood W R H Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-26
21120 Raphael Stanley Francis S F Corporal 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
49529 Rapp Andries A Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-10-09
21152 Ratcliffe David Charles D C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-14
21155 Rathbone Harry H Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-01
32645 Rautenbach Gary James G J Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-01-29
21186 Rawlinson Guy Edward G E Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st/3rd Bn. UK 1916-07-23
21200 Rayner Arthur Tamplin A T Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 44th Bde. UK 1916-07-06
21203 Rayner Robert Henry R H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
21217 Ready Nathaniel Henry Alter N H A Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Heavy Bde. UK 1917-08-01
21235 Redwood Douglas John D J Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-13
21282 Reid James J Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn. UK 1917-02-01
21286 Reid John Gordon Wallace J G W Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-28
21292 Reid Marshall Graham Hugh M G H Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-07-01
21302 Reid William Mitchell W M Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-03
21324 Rennie Gordon James G J Captain 6th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-02-12
21331 Renou Percy William P W Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1944-06-27
41917 Retief Paul P Civilian Civilian Grp 36 HQ 1922-03-11
21402 Rice Arthur Cecil A C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-29
21406 Rice Walter Edgar W E Corporal 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-07
21431 Richards William Ayliffe W A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-20
21436 Richardson Charles Colenso C C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-09
21449 Richardson Olgar Donovan O D Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1919-11-03
21458 Riches Charles Huggett C H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-02-10