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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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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
21217 Ready Nathaniel Henry Alter N H A Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Heavy Bde. UK 1917-08-01
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
21186 Rawlinson Guy Edward G E Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st/3rd Bn. UK 1916-07-23
32645 Rautenbach Gary James G J Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1979-01-29
21155 Rathbone Harry H Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-01
21152 Ratcliffe David Charles D C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-14
49529 Rapp Andries A Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-10-09
21120 Raphael Stanley Francis S F Corporal 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
21104 Rankin William Robert Hood W R H Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-26
49788 Rankapole Obed Noah O N Rifleman 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1993-10-10
40226 Randall Stephen William S W Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1 Independent Company RSF 1978-04-10
21064 Ramunenyiwa Timothy T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-02-13
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
38753 Ralson Bruce David Mann B D M Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot RSF 1977-09-13
20982 Rakoma William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-01-29
20971 Rainier William Daniel W D Corporal 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-11-06
41482 Rae Percy James P J Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Squadron UDF 1919-12-21
20917 Radbourne Charles Edwin Nutley C E N Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-19
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
20873 Quin Francis Augustus F A Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-04-03
20863 Quesnell Victor Robert V R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
20841 Pyman Walter Denis W D Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. UK 1941-11-22
20836 Pye Edwin Albert E A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-02
20829 Putter Nicolaas Johannes N J Burgher 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) "C" Squadron UDF 1914-11-09
20824 Purves William Ogilvie W O Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-18
40217 Puncheon Arthur Gabriel A G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1 Independent Company RSF 1976-05-06
20784 Pugh Leonard Stephen L S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 4 Field Regiment UDF 1942-09-12
20778 Puckrim William Goodwin W G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-10
20774 Pryde Norman Buchanan Rutherford N B R Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 3 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-06
20755 Pritchard William Henry John W H J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-01-10
20742 Prinsloo Phillip Rudolph P R Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-28
20723 Prins William Adolph Bosman W A B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-09-23
20697 Priestley Cecil C Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps UK 1941-11-21
20664 Pretorius Johannes Petrus J P Captain South African Instructional Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-08-13
20670 Pretorius Pieter Hendrik P H Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Depot Staff UDF 1914-11-24
32572 Pretorius Nicolaas N Rifleman Regiment Springs SADF 1976-02-01
32576 Pretorius Shawn S Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1983-12-27
20633 Presland Thomas Hensman T H Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th Bde. Sigs. UDF 1942-05-25
32559 Prescher Ernest Friedrich E F Private Transvaal Scottish Navy UDF 1914-01-17
20627 Prentice Joseph J Sergeant 11th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-29
20628 Prentice James Alexander Webster J A W Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) "B" Squadron UK 1915-06-06
20624 Prenger Douglas Gerald D G Sergeant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1916-08-28
20591 Powell Charles Donald C D Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. UDF 1917-04-04
20594 Powell Henry Neville H N Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-01-09
32555 Potgieter Ronald R Sergeant Regiment De la Rey SADF 1981-12-17
20519 Porter Leonard Scott Metcalfe L S M Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-21
20513 Port Isaac I Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles UDF 1943-05-28