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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
5616 Dewing Frederick James F J Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 5th S.A. Bde. Sig. Coy. UDF 1942-06-01
5617 Dewing Frederick Richard F R Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-14
5613 Dewar Kenneth Smith K S Signaller South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-08-10
5607 Devitt Dennis Gordon D G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-06-08
5605 Devine William Human W H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-21
5572 Denton David W D W Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 1 A.A. Bde. UDF 1942-07-03
5575 Denton Phillip Allan P A Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) 3 Field Regiment UDF 1942-01-08
5569 Dent Frederick F Corporal 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
5563 Denny John Roy J R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-03-20
5562 Denniston Arthur A Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-21
5548 Denehy Rodney Hugh R H Lieutenant 4 Squadron UDF 1942-04-11
5546 Dendrino Stephen S Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 27th Squadron UK 1916-09-27
5541 Dempster George James G J Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Bn. UK 1915-12-01
5528 Delport Jacobus Johannes J J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-04
5522 Dell Stephen Arthur Hayton S A H Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 15th Siege Bty. UK 1917-10-05
5493 Deas George Adamson G A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. UDF 1917-12-06
5468 De Wet Johannes Martinus J M Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-01
40676 De Wet PIET van BREDA P V B Field Reservist British South Africa Police 8th Battalion RSF 1979-11-18
5444 De Vos John J Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-17
5411 De Villiers Daniel Johannes D J Commandant Mounted Commandos Zoutpansberg Commando UDF 1914-11-27
5436 De Villiers Tobias Mostert T M Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-28
5398 De Swardt Harold H Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1941-04-17
5372 De Meillon Stephen Louis S L Corporal Royal Horse Artillery "A" Bty. UK 1918-09-02
5355 De Lange Barend Jacobus B J Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-11
5350 De La Rey Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 38th Bn. AUS 1918-09-29
5347 De La Guerra Ockert Petrus O P Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-28
5339 De Kock Willem Lebrech W L Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-19
5309 De Klerk Japtha J Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-24
5293 De Jongh Christiaan Lodewyk C L Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment "C" Coy. UDF 1945-04-23
5295 De Jongh Philip Leibbrandt P L Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 55th Bn. AUS 1916-12-08
5274 De Jager Andries Petrus A P Sergeant South African Artillery (Corps) 7 Field Regiment UDF 1942-06-15
5281 De Jager Josephus Jacobus J J Private Natal Light Horse UDF 1915-05-06
5264 De Goede Henry H Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-01-13
48597 De Bruyn Nicholaas Johannes N J Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 16 Maintenance Unit SADF 1979-04-12
5206 Day Herbert Victor H V Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-11-10
5208 Day Norman Oliver N O Private 2nd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-27
5209 Day Robert James R J Private Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. NZ 1915-05-10
5182 Dawson Frank Edward F E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1941-12-22
5194 Dawson Leonard Rishworth L R Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-10-26
5174 Dawe Reginald Arthur R A Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1944-02-16
5172 Dawber John J Private 2nd South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-10-23
39194 Davy Clive John C J Officer Cadet Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion RSF 1975-03-05
5136 Davis David Fred William D F W Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-24
5137 Davis Edwin Bertrand E B Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-05-10
5143 Davis George Joseph G J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-03-24
5145 Davis Howard Leopold H L Private Highland Light Infantry 17th Bn. UK 1916-08-12
5155 Davis Sydney S Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1942-02-21
5097 Davies Charles Sydney C S Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1918-08-03
5106 Davies George Edward G E Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-30
5073 Davidson H L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) Motor Transport Corps UDF 1915-11-22