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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
6223 Dudzanye Corporal British South African Police 1943-05-04
40683 Duff James John J J Corporal Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion 1979-08-19
6237 Duffus Lionel MacYver L M Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-12-17
6241 Duggan Harold Denis H D Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. 1916-07-11
6253 Duke Rex Clifford R C Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-24
6256 Dukoff-Gordon Douglas Franklin D F Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1944-10-19
6257 Dulani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-12-28
34584 Dumas Alexander Louis Isodore A L I South African Police South West Africa Division 1985-05-26
40685 Dumira Calvern C Corporal Unknown Unit Depot 1978-11-01
6266 Dumo C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-11-22
6274 Duncan Andrew Beattie A B Sergeant South African Infantry 10th Regt. UDF 1918-03-08
6277 Duncan David MacMillan Brogan D M B Captain South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1946-04-29
6286 Duncan Thomas T Private South African Tank Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1941-12-02
6300 Dunn J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1946-02-06
6310 Dunstan William Alfred W A Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
6311 Dunt Alfred William A W Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1942-09-26
39277 Duri Denford D District Assistant Internal Affairs Army HQ 1977-10-20
6321 Durkin Donovan Jessy D'arcy D J D Captain Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-26
6327 Durrheim Julius Albert J A Sergeant King's African Rifles 2/6th Bn. 1940-07-15
6336 Dutton Rodney R Sergeant Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-24
6340 Duvenage Frederick Peter F P Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-12
6343 Duvenhage G C Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1942-04-01
41419 Dwarika Henry H Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-09-01
6348 Dyason James Godfrey J G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-06-12
6351 Dyer Allen John A J Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-01-27
6354 Dyer George C G C Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Corps UDF 1917-08-04
6363 Dysen Moora M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-01
6369 Dyzon George William G W Private South African Tank Corps 1 Ltc UDF 1941-02-10
40681 Dzapasi Sylvester S Sergeant Major Rhodesia Army 1st Battalion 1977-10-01
40682 Dzasukwa E S Lance Corporal Selous Scouts 1st Battalion 1979-03-28
6370 Dzepasi Askari Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1941-04-20
39281 Dzimba Fibion F Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1977-07-31
39282 Dzimba Fibion S Guard Guard Force Internal Affairs 1978-08-01
40686 Dzingai S C Sergeant British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-07-18
40689 Dzora Tasisiyo Dzingai Sampson T D S Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-08-22
39308 EREKAN or ERIKANI Richard R Private Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1978-11-20
6377 Eakins Leonard L Sergeant Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1942-02-17
6380 Eardley-Mare Wyndham Gordon W G Lieutenant General List 1941-04-24
6382 Earl Frank George F G Private Australian Infantry A.I.F. 16th Bde. 1941-04-23
6387 Earp Edwin Errol Findlay E E F Cadet Royal Fusiliers 19th Officers' Cadet Bn. 1919-02-16
6396 Easton Harold James H J Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1945-09-19
6401 Eastwood Philip Bailey P B Captain South African Service Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1917-11-17
6405 Eaton George G Private General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-08-04
6417 Ebrahim Mourjoo M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-22
6418 Eckard Elizabeth Petronella Christina E P C Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-22
6421 Eckstein Ludwig Alfred L A Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st/2nd 1916-11-23
6425 Eden Joseph Oliver J O Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1941-08-15
6429 Edgar James L. J L Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
6437 Edleman John Harris Reginald J H R Captain 7th Rajput Regiment 3rd Bn. 1942-07-22
6438 Edmeades Constance Alexandra C A Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-10-17