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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 6,452 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
1907 Blakeley John William J W Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd South African Gen. Hosp 1918-01-17
1915 Blanche J D Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1942-06-14
1937 Blauws S South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
1940 Bleichroeder Timothy Alexander T A Private The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 21st Indep. Coy. 1944-09-25
29464 Blignaut William J H Rifleman South African Army 10th Coy. SADF 1993-01-01
34106 Blignaut Daniel Jeramia D J South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div 1990-11-04
34107 Blignaut Johan Samuel Frederick J S F South African Police 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div 1976-04-29
1965 Bloem J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-17
1971 Blom Edward Charles E C Staff Sergeant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-10-04
40659 Blom Samuel Danzil S D Corporal South African Air Force 51st Training Sqdn. SANDF 2012-03-19
1976 Blommetjes J W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-04
1982 Bloss Leonard John L J Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1944-04-07
1989 Blucher Charles Nicolas John C N J Lieutenant Royal Armoured Corps 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry 1943-05-22
1999 Blyth Cecil John C J Captain King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 1st Bn. 1943-11-16
2014 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter H P Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-06-28
2017 Bodkin J P Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1941-08-08
38963 Boer James William J W Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1st Battalion 1978-10-01
2021 Boering Gordon Barker G B Captain Royal Engineers 1942-11-09
2022 Boesak Daniel D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-02-15
39257 Bogongwe Johannes Matheus J M Unknown Unit 1st Battalion 1942-09-13
2028 Bois Henry John H J Private South African Railway Services 1918-10-26
29484 Boksman Franklin F Lieutenant South African Army 1 Parachute Battalion SANDF 2003-02-01
2036 Bolitho William Edward Thomas W E T Lieutenant Colonel Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 1919-02-21
2051 Bonaventula Constable British South African Police 1946-03-11
29490 Boniface Brian Graham B G Signaller Royal Corps of Signals 35 Sqdn. 1989-11-08
2101 Booysen Adriaan Jacobus A J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1941-09-23
2129 Booysense S South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
2145 Borman Pieter J P J Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-30
2159 Bosch M T Captain South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-11-05
2163 Bosch W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-13
2174 Boshoff I J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery UDF 1941-10-23
38970 Botes Christopher C Warrant Officer Class II Rhodesian Army 1st Battalion 1977-10-01
2211 Botha A P Private South African Veterinary Corps 1942-09-13
2212 Botha Arthur Samuel A S Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1944-12-11
2223 Botha Clarence Maxwell C M Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-06
2233 Botha Frederick J F J Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-20
2242 Botha Jumat J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-03
2260 Botha Martinus N M N Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-21
2267 Botha Petrus J P J Major General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-26
2276 Botha S Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-12-12
2282 Botha T G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1945-05-10
2285 Botha T J J Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles/Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-06-01
2288 Botha T P Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-07-28
34168 Botha Jacobus Hendrik J J Constable South African Police Western Cape 1997-03-08
34172 Botha Johan Willem L J C Detective Sergeant South African Police Free State 1988-05-22
2299 Bothma A J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-08-18
2300 Bothma A M Air Woman Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1942-11-28
2304 Bothma J A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police UDF 1945-07-21
29552 Bothma John Marcus S J Corporal SA Army Sacc SADF 1960-03-01
2308 Botolo Mefego M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 3rd Bn. 1941-10-23