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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
15919 McDONALD Albert William Harvey A W H Captain 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-21
15926 McDONALD Francis Ernest F E Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1916-06-20
15947 McDONALD William Joseph W J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-13
15908 McDERMID Charles Robert C R Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1921-02-16
49614 McCarthy Jas J Trooper Brabant's Horse COLONIAL 1900-07-18
15906 McCUSKER Ivan Merle I M Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-08-08
15904 McCURDIE William W Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-21
15889 McCREA James Alexander J A Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1945-04-29
15888 McCRANN Douglas Noel D N Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1st UDF 1942-06-07
15869 McCLURE David Pollock D P Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-12
15866 McCLUNG Gilbert Murray G M Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-30
15861 McCLELLAND David D Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-04-18
15840 McCARTHY Augustine Bernard Francis A B F Captain Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-15
15846 McCARTHY Herbert William H W Private 8th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-03-21
15851 McCARTHY William Offley W O Captain Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-08-26
15833 McCANN Francis F Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-13
15827 McCALLUM John J Private 4th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-08-11
15804 McARTHUR Daniel D Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-27
38625 Mazurura Lovemore Onisimo L O Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Support Unit RSF 1978-11-16
15734 Mazibuko Leonard L Lance Corporal Non European Army Services UDF 1942-01-15
15724 Mayor Joseph Thomas J T Private 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-10-10
15723 Maynes James Andrew J A Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
15712 Maygar Leslie Cecil L C Lieutenant Colonel Australian Light Horse 8th AUS 1917-11-01
15711 Mayfield Albert A Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-14
15709 Maybery Thomas Bargrave Aveline T B A Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-01-28
39792 Mayatame Madimisa M Private 4 Brigade H.q. RSF 1979-06-04
15692 May Faulkner Michael Vine F M V Group Captain Royal Air Force UK 1942-05-22
15705 May Thomas Charles T C Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-09-15
15681 Maxwell John Duncan J D Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Bn. UK 1917-07-18
31728 Maw Herbert Campbell H C Trooper Transvaal Mounted Rifles Permanent Force Staff COLONIAL 1906-05-14
15653 Maudsley William Henry W H Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1916-12-15
15614 Matthews Frank William F W Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1914-10-26
15630 Matthews St. John Bell S J B Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Bn. UK 1915-11-25
15601 Matsulwane Johannes J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-23
39760 Masuku Petrus Nathaniel P N District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection RSF 1979-08-20
15433 Massyn Jan Hendrik J H Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-31
15408 Mason Anthony Douglas A D Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-01-03
15411 Mason Eric Wier E W Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. UDF 1917-08-12
15414 Mason John Norman J N Lieutenant Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) 1st/1st UK 1918-10-13
35878 Masipa M R Detective Constable Gauteng SAP 1986-12-08
35877 Masinga N Martha N M Constable (female) Gauteng SAP 1993-05-05
15324 Marx Paulus Stephanus P S Corporal Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-07-26
15246 Martin Alexander A Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-06
15264 Martin Fred F Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-02-19
15294 Martin Rupert George R G Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-19
15299 Martin Thomas T Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-22
15221 Marshall Evelyn Saffery E S Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Bn. UK 1916-04-06
15234 Marshall William W Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-25
15213 Marsh Jack Pope J P Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-21
15216 Marsh Walter Stephen W S Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08