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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
29167 Zwart Aron A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-13
41299 Zungowo Alex A British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1976-05-08
29121 Zondani Alec A Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Permanent Bty. UDF 1914-09-26
40626 Ziyambe Lovemore L Trooper Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment 1 Squadron (RSF) RSF 1979-09-15
40623 Zinyemba Saltiel S Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1975-04-02
29106 Zingani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-31
38847 Zimbango Augustine Isiah A I Constable British South Africa Police Duty Uniform RSF 1978-10-29
40620 Zikuyoma Charles C Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 1 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1978-07-09
29089 Ziervogel Benedictus Hamilton B H Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-10-08
40611 Zambara Patrick P Sergeant Selous Scouts RSF 1978-02-16
29047 Zahn Basil Werner Penrose B W P Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1 Field Regiment UDF 1942-06-20
29021 Young John Alexander J A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-12
29004 York William James W J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-22
28950 Wyrley-Birch Humphrey H Lance Corporal Die Middelandse Regiment UDF 1944-01-28
28930 Wylde Thomas Edgar T E Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 11th Squadron UK 1917-06-27
40604 Wurayi Thomas T Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 6 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-02-07
28871 Wright Cecil Herbert C H Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-31
28878 Wright George G Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
28882 Wright George William G W Lance Sergeant Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/23 Bn. AUS 1941-04-29
28884 Wright Harold Barber H B Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
28903 Wright Victor Garland V G Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-27
28914 Wright William John W J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-06-19
28857 Wraith Alfred Osborn A O Major Royal Engineers 254th Tunnelling Coy. UK 1917-06-13
28844 Woolston James Hawthorn J H Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-28
28843 Woolmore Harold Thomas H T Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1944-10-13
28838 Woolley George G Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-29
28833 Woof Samuel James Bertini S J B Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-24
28828 Woods William Charles Stanley W C S Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-11-26
28829 Woods Walter James W J Captain King's African Rifles 1st/2nd Bn. UK 1917-04-24
28814 Woodroffe Leslie Nicholas L N Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-22
28787 Wood Robert Bruce R B Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-04-17
40592 Wonyana M J Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion UK 1956-07-19
40591 Wollner Manfred Josef M J Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion RSF 1979-04-13
28738 Wocke Eugene Henry E H Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 22 Field Regiment UDF 1944-09-03
28734 Wittenberg Cyril Harold C H Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-02-14
28729 Withers John J Lance Corporal 10th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-08
28718 Witbooi Gilbert G Private Cape Corps UDF 1944-01-28
28699 Winter Robert Harold R H Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 10th Bn. UK 1915-12-17
28700 Winter Walter Robert W R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-14
28684 Winfield Francis Leslie F L Private Natal Light Horse UDF 1914-12-18
28610 Wilson Gavain Colborne Campbell G C C Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1916-09-04
28612 Wilson Gordon Farquharson G F Sergeant 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
28614 Wilson Hamish Blacklock Bowen H B B Lieutenant Royal Air Force UK 1918-07-18
28624 Wilson James Alexander J A 2nd Corporal New Zealand Engineers Divisional Signal Coy. NZ 1917-12-14
28626 Wilson John Fleming J F Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-23
28629 Wilson James Ross J R Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-25
28660 Wilson Walter Weldon W W Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-04
38959 Wilson Peter Blackadder P B Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 4 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers RSF 1979-07-08
28566 Willson Hugh Ernest H E Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-25
28561 Wills Edward John E J Corporal Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 3rd Bn. NZ 1917-10-05