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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 2,392 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
28549 Willis Jack Zeeman J Z Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1945-09-23
28552 Willis Reginald Newton R N Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-26
28533 Williamson Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-04
28537 Williamson Harry Cant H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-15
28541 Williamson William W Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-05-18
28413 Williams Eric George E G Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1944-06-04
28419 Williams Frederick Charles F C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-05-04
28422 Williams Frederick James F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps 5 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-27
28427 Williams Frederick William F W Lieutenant South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-07-30
28429 Williams Guy G Lieutenant General List attd. 3rd/2nd King's African Rifles 1917-08-07
28435 Williams George G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-23
28442 Williams Hugh H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-17
28455 Williams Jack J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-05-17
28486 Williams John Howard J H Lieutenant Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-08-19
28497 Williams Mervyn M Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-02-22
28509 Williams Raymond Gordon R G Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-12-16
28513 Williams S Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
28515 Williams Samuel S Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-01-09
28521 Williams Vivian Ernest Bramwell V E B Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd/4th Bn. 1917-04-20
28532 Williams Zacharias Joseph Z J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-21
41285 Williams Benjamin Huntsman B H Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1st Regt. 1978-08-03
28370 Willey David D Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-06
33870 Willemse Alfred Robert A R Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 2 Field Engineer Regiment SADF 1975-12-11
28338 Wilkinson Dudley Albert D A Lieutenant South African Air Force 55 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1943-07-06
28347 Wilkinson Samuel William S W Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 237th Siege Bty. 1918-04-09
28333 Wilkins James Simmonds J S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-25
38252 Wilken Riaan R Sergeant South African Police Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth 1993-03-11
28321 Wiley Peter Alfred Hurrel P A H Corporal Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-26
28310 Wild Stafford William George S W G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-17
33866 Wiid Paul Stewart P S Trooper Mashonaland Mounted Police "C" Troop 1896-01-17
28285 Wickham Johan Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-29
28283 Wickee Karl Eric K E Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-05
28271 Whybrow Harry Thomson H T Captain Machine Gun Corps (Motors) 1916-03-21
28270 Whitty John Leo J L Captain Royal Flying Corps 70th Sqdn. 1916-07-08
28258 Whittal Alfred George A G Sergeant Royal Horse Artillery 289 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Bty., 4 Regt. 1942-06-06
28250 Whittaker Alan A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-02-18
28256 Whittaker John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-19
28248 Whitman Bernard Frank B F Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Bn. 1917-05-05
28247 Whiting Ernest E Captain South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-16
28246 Whitford Simon Henry S H Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
28240 Whitelaw Cyril Oscar C O Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
28234 Whitehead Gordon G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-31
28229 Whitebooi Harold H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-14
28189 White Andrew Robert A R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-17
28193 White Cyril James Turner C J T Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 1916-03-12
28199 White Eric Edward E E Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 1917-08-17
28201 White Fred F Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-10
28203 White Gordon Charles G C Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-17
40568 White DEON McALASTAIR D M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1976-10-30
28174 Whisker Leslie John L J Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Bn. 3rd 1918-04-21