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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
24023 Steel Edward Anthony E A Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery 1919-10-14
24025 Steel Reginald Lovell R L Sapper South African Engineer Corps H.q. UDF 1945-03-01
24013 Starling Anthony Nainby A N Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-25
24004 Stapleton Harold Edward Beaumont H E B Captain Royal Garrison Artillery 1917-09-26
23979 Stanley William Robert W R Private Canadian Army Medical Corps 5th Field Amb. 1918-10-13
23970 Stanford William W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-11-04
23962 Stanfield Leonard L Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-07-15
23960 Stane Samuel S Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-02-11
23952 Stanbridge John Stephen J S Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-12-24
23937 Stacey Douglas William D W Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 20th Sqdn. 1917-06-20
38790 Stacey David Michael D M Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1973-03-09
23936 Stabler Arthur Sidney Herbert A S H Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 35th Bde. 1917-10-24
23928 St. George John Christopher J C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-15
23919 Squire George G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
23899 Spottiswoode Robert James R J Lance Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-03-15
23890 Spinney Frank F Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 2nd Bn. 1916-10-02
23875 Spero Leon L Private South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1916-12-15
23873 Spensley James Richardson J R Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 8th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1915-11-10
23863 Spencer Ernest William E W Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-21
23837 Spedding Henry H Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-25
23831 Sparkes Sidney Marston Jameson S M J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-21
23824 Spanton Thomas Henry T H Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. 1915-07-01
23810 Southwell George Arthur G A Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Bn. 1914-08-23
23787 Sonnenberg Charles Melville C M Lieutenant Royal Air Force 35th Sqdn. 1918-09-19
23732 Solomon Clarence Owen C O Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-01-03
23736 Solomon Hendrik H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-17
23750 Solomon Laurie L Air Mechanic South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1941-10-07
23752 Solomon Michael John M J Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-21
23703 Soames William W Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-14
23700 Soal George William Albert G W A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
23696 Snyman Phillip Jacobus P J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 125th Siege Bty. 1916-12-10
33040 Snyman Pieter Willem Marais P W M Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-01-04
42386 Snyer Frederick F Corporal Administrative Services Corps 11 Supply & Transport Depot (Wynberg) SADF 1978-07-21
23660 Smouse Daniel Reginald D R Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-10
23656 Smithers Edward Charles E C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-09
23418 Smith Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
23444 Smith Claude Alfred Cannon C A C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-10
23446 Smith Cyril Brown C B Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-06-19
23456 Smith Christoffel Johannes C J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Bty. 1917-12-07
23460 Smith Charles Theodore C T Second Lieutenant 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) 1915-05-22
23467 Smith Dudley Edward D E Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
23487 Smith Edward William E W Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-08-08
23493 Smith Frank Allan F A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
23497 Smith Frederick George F G Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
23501 Smith Frank M F M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
23517 Smith Headford H Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 119th Bde. 1918-09-14
23523 Smith Henry Ernest H E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-07-26
23533 Smith Ignatius Michael I M Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-08-11
23555 Smith Joseph Henry J H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1917-01-11
23567 Smith Leon Vyvyan St Crowle L V S C Corporal Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/5 Bn. 1943-07-26