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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
27693 Walton Herbert Parlby H P Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1917-12-07
40546 Walton Wayne R W R Trooper Special Air Service "C" Sqdn. 1975-03-14
27654 Walsh James J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-12-31
27659 Walsh Joseph Ignatius J I Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-01-18
27660 Walsh Lionel Henry L H Captain London Regiment 7th Bn. 1918-08-29
27662 Walsh Thomas Arrowsmith T A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-21
33791 Walsh Matthew Leonard Cecil M L C Gunner Transvaal Horse Artillery Engineers School 1922-03-10
27647 Walmsley Cyril John C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-19
27640 Wallis Edward Vincent E V Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/23 Bn. 1941-05-02
27641 Wallis Harry Bertram H B Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 11th Bn. 1916-07-11
27620 Wallace Gordon G Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-09-13
40543 Wall Michael Anthony M A Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1 Independent Company 1978-04-10
27599 Walker Reginald R Major Royal Engineers 105th Field Coy. 1916-09-05
27574 Wales Aylmer Templer A T Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
27569 Waldek Albert A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-06
27559 Wakefield Richard Shepstone R S Captain South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1941-12-15
27530 Wade Henry Joseph Patrick H J P Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-03-25
27509 Vosloo Schalk Burger S B Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-03
27494 Vorster Peter Cornelius Johannes P C J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
40539 Vorster Johannes Lodewikus Stephanus J L S Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 4th Battalion 1978-01-20
33768 Volschenk Leon L Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1988-07-08
33767 Vollgraaff Gerhard G Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 2 Special Service Battalion SADF 1975-11-23
33764 Vocolo Joao J Corporal South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-06-18
47971 Viviers Jan Pieter Willem J P W Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1902-04-04
27421 Visagie Sarel Petrus Jacobus S P J Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-28
27422 Visagie Sybrand Willim Albertus S W A Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-20
27398 Vink Stephen S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-31
27391 Vine Francis John F J Sergeant Gordon Highlanders 2nd/4th Bn. 1917-10-19
27380 Vincent Eustace Spencer E S Private Border Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-05-06
27381 Vincent Frank F Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
27343 Viljoen Benjamin Johannes (bennie) B J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-03-26
27358 Viljoen Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-01-09
48166 Viljoen Johannes Francois J F Burgher Boer Forces Prisoner of War 1900-05-08
27330 Victor David De Klerk D d K Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-10-27
38159 Vickers Peter Francis Poplemberg P F P 2nd Class Constable South African Police Grahamstown 1922-03-10
27306 Versfeld Joshua Metcalfe J M Lieutenant South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-20
27304 Verrell Victor Henry V H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
27300 Vernon Evelyn Hardoph Harcourt E H H Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. 1915-06-05
27302 Vernon Sydney Colin S C Gunner Royal Artillery 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. 1942-11-01
27278 Vermaak Frederick George F G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
27266 Verbeek Bernard Robert Louis B R L Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-22
27243 Venter Hendrik Johannes H J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-24
27259 Venter Pieter Schalk P S Sergeant Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-24
33693 Venter Phillipus Francois P J Rifleman SA Army 17 Sqdn. SADF 1975-12-01
33694 Venter Petrus Jacobus P J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1st SWA Specialist Unit SADF 1981-04-06
27231 Venables Joseph Kendrick J K Captain New Zealand Medical Corps attd. New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F. 1918-05-09
27208 Vause Ian James I J Gunner South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-29
27209 Vause Richard George R G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1941-11-23
27205 Vaughan Lionel Francis L F Lance Corporal South African Sharpshooters 1916-08-17
27194 Varkevisser Douglas Haig D H Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-16