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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
9347 Hart-Davis Geoffrey Charles G C Private Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-09
9338 Hart Elias Lionel E L Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-10-06
9333 Harrowsmith Denis Charles D C Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1942-06-15
9313 Harrison Fred F Captain 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment) "C" Coy. UDF 1915-04-26
9321 Harrison Lescombe Thomas L T Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd/8th Bn. UK 1917-12-04
9258 Harris Ashley Ronald A R Private 3rd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
9286 Harris Leonard Ralph L R Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-05-29
9289 Harris Richard Frank R F Private 3rd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-07-27
38492 Harris Kingsley Eric K E Field Reservist British South Africa Police Special Branch RSF 1979-11-09
9247 Harrhy Ramsay Steuart R S Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-10
9230 Harney Dennis Joseph D J Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-08-30
9215 Harley John Stanley J S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-12-02
9212 Harle Peter John P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-23
9186 Hardwich Richard Eric Sales R E S Second Lieutenant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
9183 Hardingham Robert Cecil R C Major Middlesex Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-09-18
9174 Harding James John Johannes J J J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1945-06-10
9180 Harding Reginald William Fowler R W F Captain London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 2nd/18th Bn. UK 1917-11-07
9160 Harcourt Howard Leslie H L Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Bn. UK 1917-03-18
9158 Harbord John J Captain Norfolk Yeomanry UK 1918-07-10
39395 Hanson Frank P L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1977-11-20
9141 Hansen Arthur Denis A D Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-25
9125 Hanekom George Campbell Morrison G C M Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-06-21
9124 Hands Reginald Harry Myburgh R H M Captain South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-04-20
9121 Handfield Charles Reginald C R Corporal Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-06
49444 Hampton Geo. Wm G W Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1900-09-06
9104 Hammond James George J G Corporal 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-06-13
9097 Hamman George Frederick Richard G F R Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-12
9064 Hambly George Gladstone G G Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-12-05
9057 Ham Ernest Ambrose E A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-27
9051 Halse George Hillary G H Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-25
9039 Hallett Henry William Percy H W P Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1918-10-11
9026 Hall John Gabriel J G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-02
9032 Hall Lewis L Corporal 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
9007 Haliburton Edwin Galletly E G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
9004 Hale George Edward G E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-16
8980 Hagglund Theodore T Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-22
8978 Haggis George Peters G P Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-28
8962 Haddock Walter W Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22nd Bn. UK 1916-07-27
8919 Gush George Howson G H Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1944-06-22
8908 Gunn Ivan I Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-10-27
8898 Gume William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-23
8881 Gubbin John Richard Francis J R F Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 47th Squadron UK 1917-11-20
8879 Gruskin Bernard B Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 5 Field Regiment UDF 1942-05-30
8871 Groves Richard R Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 6th Bn. UK 1917-10-24
8858 Groth W A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1941-11-22
8853 Grose Edgar John E J Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-04-26
8851 Groom Ernest Cecil E C Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 12th Bn. AUS 1917-05-07
8845 Groepe Gert Dirk G D Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-09-19
8817 Grobler Izak H I H Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-03
8824 Grobler Pieter J P J South African Medical Corps (Corps) Schweizer-Reneke UDF 1914-11-27