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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
28169 Whelan Maurice Esmond M E Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
28149 Wheeler Christopher Harold Creasy C H C Warrant Officer Class I Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-19
28153 Wheeler Frederick Creasy F C Private Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-26
28154 Wheeler Frank Noel F N Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-26
28144 Wheeldon Harold Edwards H E Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 74th Siege Bty. 1917-05-03
28125 Wettergreen Helga Alexander H A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
28122 Westwood Percy Gordon P G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-09-02
28119 Weston Eric George Bagley E G B Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-17
28110 Westbrook Rowland James R J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
28101 West Arthur A Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Bn. 1916-08-15
28104 West Benjamin B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-08-07
28086 Wessels A H Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-29
28088 Wessels F H Private South African Police 1st Bn. 1942-01-03
28092 Wessels Izak Cornelius I C Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-04-22
40562 Wessels Christopher Dillon C D Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-03-26
28066 Wentzel Izak Frederick I F Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
28071 Wentzel Vincent Arderne V A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
28049 Welsh Ernest Edgar E E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-21
28052 Welsh Tom T Captain South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1917-04-12
27992 Weinman Frederick John F J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-03-30
27969 Wedderburn Alexander A Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-01-26
27959 Webster Henry Ebenezer Hopkins H E H Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 2nd Bn. 1917-01-04
27968 Webster William W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
27947 Weber Hendrik Johannes H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals 10th Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-08-21
27944 Webber Reginald Benoni R B Captain Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Rustenburg Commando UDF 1914-11-01
27921 Webb Graham Cecil G C Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-07
27907 Wayne Thomas Johannes T J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
27886 Watters James Campbell J C Second Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-10-19
27874 Watt Alexander George A G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-24
27877 Watt Joseph J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-22
27883 Watt Robert John R J Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
27858 Watson Matthew James M J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
27861 Watson Robert R Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-18
27866 Watson Thomas William T W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-05-12
27832 Watridge Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
33809 Watkins Paul P Lance Corporal 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) "C" Squadron 2011-07-16
27785 Wasserfall Clifford William C W Bandsman Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-16
40550 Washington Desmond Kennith D K Rifleman Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company 1979-02-19
27775 Warwick Francis F Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
27776 Warwick Linnell David Granville L D G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 4 Field Regt. UDF 1942-03-02
27773 Warth Bernard B Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Bn. 1916-08-23
27772 Warrington Henry Edmund H E Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1918-04-15
40549 Warnick Edgar Stephen L E S L Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-04-09
27757 Warner Sidney S Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1915-01-17
27741 Wareing Cecil Hooton C H Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Bn. 1917-11-01
27729 Wardle Alfred George Wilding A G W Bombardier South African Artillery 2nd Anti-Tank UDF 1942-06-30
27713 Ward John J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-13
40547 Ward Frank Gabriel F G Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment Reserve Holding Unit 1977-05-11
27701 Warburton Ashley A Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-13
33795 Wannenburg Frederick Gerhardus F G Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1975-12-07