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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 on active service 6,443 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
27699 Wapamesa Kape K Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-08-16
27709 Ward Frederick Leslie F L Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. 2/15 Bn. 1943-12-19
27719 Ward Sidney James S J Gunner Royal Australian Artillery A.I.F. W.A. Fixed Def. 1946-01-09
27720 Ward Wilfred Charles Fredrick W C F Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
27722 Ward-Clare Alfred A Major South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-02-19
27734 Ward-Leigh Rowland Robert R R Flight Sergeant 12 Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-14
27727 Warden Reginald Quinton R Q Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-07-27
27730 Wardle Frank F Private UDF 1944-11-18
27735 Wardley Samuel S Corporal UDF 1944-07-24
27738 Ware Charles Bernard C B Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. H.Q. 22 Inf. Bde. 1943-08-05
27753 Warner Arthur P A P Sapper 5 Field Coy. UDF 1941-11-23
27756 Warner Ronald Edward R E Corporal UDF 1947-01-02
38223 Warwick Adrian Peter A P Constable South African Police 1 Air Depot 1987-11-06
27779 Wasanka or WASANKU O W Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1916-03-29
27780 Wasavila Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-12-20
27781 Washington George Ian G I Sergeant South African Instructional Corps 1943-11-10
27787 Wasserman Cornelius J C C J C Private Rand Light Infantry 2nd Bn. UDF 1940-12-22
27793 Waterboer G Private UDF 1943-12-25
27794 Waterfield William Thomas Heathcock W T H Sergeant UDF 1942-02-02
27799 Watermeyer Cecil C Private UDF 1946-10-27
27806 Waters Robert Arthur R A Signaller UDF 1944-12-30
38224 Waters Edward E Student Constable South African Police 1 Air Depot 1966-07-09
27813 Watkin Hugh Geoffrey H G Lieutenant East African Intelligence Corps 1 Coast Security Unit, Kenya Det. 1943-01-16
27821 Watkins Hendrik Thomas H T Major UDF 1943-07-19
27824 Watkins May M Sergeant UDF 1944-03-02
27827 Watkins Thomas B T B Private National Reserve Volunteer 1st 1943-08-12
40553 Watkins Raymond Melville Emile R M E Sergeant Rhodesian Army Medical Corps 8th Battalion 1978-12-24
27830 Watlington James Alfred A J A A Private UDF 1942-04-29
27837 Watson Benjamin Robert B R Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles 1944-04-10
27842 Watson Douglas J D J Corporal Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
27849 Watson Henry Rory Ashley Peacock H R A P Captain UDF 1947-10-17
27855 Watson James Peter J P Private UDF 1943-12-24
27859 Watson Rayne R Corporal UDF 1943-01-29
38225 Watson Edward C Constable South African Police 1 Air Depot 1994-10-20
27871 Watt Ashley A Captain Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-02-08
27884 Watters A B Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-02-05
27888 Watterson William Andrew W A Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1942-05-07
27897 Waugh R Private UDF 1940-10-16
27910 Wearne Peter P Air Mechanic UDF 1943-09-19
27912 Weatherilt Ronald Henry Hutchinson R H H Second Lieutenant Royal Ulster Rifles 1941-11-15
27915 Weaver John Wellesley J W Pupil Pilot UDF 1945-01-16
27916 Webb Alfred Horace Benjamin A H B Captain Indian Army Ordnance Corps 1943-09-29
27918 Webb Alan Wilfred A W Trooper British South African Police 1942-08-02
27923 Webb Ian H I H Corporal UDF 1946-10-05
27932 Webb S H Air Corporal UDF 1946-05-30
27937 Webber Gertrude Ann Florence G A F Corporal UDF 1942-07-26
27945 Webber Ronald Stewart R S Private UDF 1945-04-17
27950 Webster Albert Bradfield A B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1944-06-14
27952 Webster Charles C Private UDF 1943-05-21
27957 Webster Edgar James Paterson E J P Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve 1944-08-16