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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
2035 Bolitho Alfred A Captain South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-26
2041 Bolton Alfred A Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-20
2043 Bolton Harry Walter H W Gunner Royal Field Artillery 155th Bde. UK 1918-01-14
2133 Borain Harold Goldsmith H G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 32nd Bde. UK 1917-11-05
2149 Borrill Edward E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-07-25
29508 Bosch Andre A Rifleman 2 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1978-02-22
48155 Bosch Frederick Hendrick F H Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-27
2182 Bossenger William Peter W P Lance Corporal 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-04-17
2200 Botes Petrus Johannes P J Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 22 Field Regiment (V.) UDF 1944-07-02
2202 Botes Pieter Van Heerden P V H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-13
2230 Botha Eduard Pretorius E P Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey "B" Coy. UDF 1944-06-16
2234 Botha Gert Stephanus Van Der Merwe G S V D M Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 6 S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. UDF 1944-09-30
2249 Botha Jacobus Petrus J P Corporal 12 Field Squadron UDF 1944-09-08
2250 Botha Jacobus Petrus J P Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-01-29
2279 Botha T C Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 10 Field Amb. UDF 1941-12-15
47979 Botha Willem Johannes W J Burgher Prisoner of War Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-04
2311 Bottger Albert Claud A C Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1916-02-16
2315 Boucher Cyril Jephson C J Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-09-08
2334 Bouwer Johannes Hermanus J H Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-28
2344 Bowden John Tom J T Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-07
2346 Bowden William Alex W A Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-21
2363 Bowering Albert E A E Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Bn. UK 1918-08-01
2371 Bowie Thomas T Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-23
2374 Bowker James Albert J A Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-07-27
2388 Bownass Douglas James D J Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-24
2404 Boyce William Edward W E Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. UK 1916-09-12
2407 Boyd Cecil Nicholas C N Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 19th Squadron UK 1918-11-05
2412 Boyd Reginald William Dallamore R W D Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-07
2413 Boyd Reginald R Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-08-12
2414 Boyd William W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-24
2417 Boyd Wilfred Cuthbert W C Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Bn. UK 1941-11-21
2420 Boyer Alfred A Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Bn. AUS 1917-11-11
2424 Boyes Harold H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-11
49452 Brabant A E A E Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1899-11-03
2439 Bracewell Alfred A Second Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-28
2447 Bradford Francis Keysall F K Major 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles IND 1942-02-24
2455 Bradley Patrick Joseph P J Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-10-24
2456 Bradley Reginald John R J Gunner Royal Field Artillery 71st Bde. UK 1917-07-15
2464 Brain Thomas Philip T P Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Regiment UDF 1944-10-30
2468 Braithwaite Charles C Quartermaster Sergeant 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "B" Squadron UDF 1915-04-20
2474 Brammer Victor V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-05-26
2479 Brand Coenraad Johannes Frederick C J F Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1942-11-02
29578 Brandon Daryl Quintin D Q Second Lieutenant 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-01-03
2504 Brant Walter Samuel W S Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1944-09-19
29580 Braz Simao Domingos S D Staff Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-06-04
2520 Bredecamp John J Lance Corporal Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-02-20
2522 Bredell Charles Revel C R Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-11
38984 Bredenkamp MacHiel Johan M J Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion RSF 1976-08-08
2528 Breen James J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-02
2552 Brereton Leonard Leader L L Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st/5th UK 1917-04-29