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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
6645 Engelbrecht B J Air Sergeant UDF 1942-04-04
6652 Engelbrecht J F C Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1942-02-12
6653 Engelbrecht L Private UDF 1945-06-13
6662 Engelbrecht W A P Corporal UDF 1946-01-26
34622 Engelbrecht Dirk Johannes D J South African Police Free State 1997-07-06
34623 Engelbrecht Jacobus F P J F P South African Police Free State 1992-04-16
6637 Endacott Harry William (aka William Henry James) H W Sapper 40 Railway Constr. Coy. UDF 1945-03-28
6629 Empson Vernon Joseph V J Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. 1941-01-30
6624 Emmer Alan Douglas Mead A D M Captain Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th Bn. 1943-09-22
6617 Embruku Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. 1945-04-26
6614 Elvers Pieter Ernest P E Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
6611 Elson Frederick J F J Staff Sergeant UDF 1942-09-14
6600 Els C P Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1940-03-01
30230 Els Willem Otto W O Inspector South West African Police 5 Stores Depot 1984-09-15
6598 Elrick Walter Shewan W S Private UDF 1921-07-21
6593 Eloff Johannes Z J Z Lance Corporal UDF 1945-04-09
6595 Eloff Lambertus Albertus L A Sapper 12 Field Coy. UDF 1941-06-10
6577 Ellis C R Private UDF 1947-02-20
6578 Ellis D M Trooper 8 Armoured Commando UDF 1946-07-25
6579 Ellis Edward Beresford Bourke E B B Major UDF 1947-12-14
6545 Elliot Arthur Ernest A E Private UDF 1946-10-23
39299 Elliot Eland E Private Rhodesian Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion 1978-01-18
6537 Elisha Phiri P Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1947-10-27
6536 Eliot Algernon Ernest Albert A E A Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1945-04-10
6535 Elimo Mukende M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 5th Bn. 1941-08-14
6531 Elias Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1946-07-08
39298 Elias Peter Robin J Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 2 Squadron 1978-06-01
6526 Elee Allie A Private UDF 1941-12-01
6523 Eland Robert R Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-01-04
6515 Ehlers A P Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
6506 Egan Leo L Captain UDF 1941-11-02
6507 Egan Patrick Desmond P D Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1942-07-18
6458 Edwards Alfred Joseph A J Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 3rd Bn. 1916-04-10
6486 Edwards Louis L Private UDF 1941-10-16
6487 Edwards Llewellyn Elijah L E Trooper UDF 1943-09-03
6497 Edwards William Henry W H Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers "E" Coy. 1916-08-31
6498 Edwards Walter Royston W R Colour Serjeant Rhodesia Regiment 1941-02-03
6499 Edwards William Thomas W T Private UDF 1940-10-13
39294 Edwards Victor V Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment Depot 1977-06-01
6455 Edwardes Noel Frederick N F Signaller UDF 1942-08-21
6453 Edward Muma M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-07-16
6454 Edward Zulu Z Lance Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-03-07
6452 Edries Ismail I Private UDF 1946-04-14
6438 Edmeades Constance Alexandra C A Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1918-10-17
6437 Edleman John Harris Reginald J H R Captain 7th Rajput Regiment 3rd Bn. 1942-07-22
6429 Edgar James L. J L Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
6425 Eden Joseph Oliver J O Flight Sergeant 15 Sqdn. UDF 1941-08-15
6421 Eckstein Ludwig Alfred L A Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1st/2nd 1916-11-23
6418 Eckard Elizabeth Petronella Christina E P C Corporal UDF 1944-12-22
6417 Ebrahim Mourjoo M Private UDF 1941-08-22