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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
5696 Dickson William W Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th Bn. UK 1918-03-21
5698 Dickson Chibale C Private Northern Rhodesian African Defence Force UK 1943-02-02
5699 Dickson Chola C Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 6th Bn UK 1944-02-22
5682 Dicks Leslie Edgar L E Sapper UDF 1947-12-22
5671 Dickie-Clark George Findlay G F Captain Royal Indian Army Service Corps IND 1946-01-19
5660 Dickason A H Corporal UDF 1942-02-14
5652 Dick Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Bn. UK 1945-04-26
5647 Diamond Johannes Hendrik J H Air Mechanic UDF 1946-09-21
5648 Diamond John Linwood J L Trooper 4th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1941-12-02
5649 Diamond Thomas T Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Bn. UK 1917-04-11
5644 Diale Elias E Private UDF 1945-01-04
5632 Dhlamini Gilbert G Private UDF 1944-11-28
40675 Dhano Jaochim B Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion UK 1950-01-01
39211 Dhale Duncan George C Aircraftsman Rhodesian Air Force General Service Unit RSF 1980-03-13
5623 Dey Aubrey Neville A N Signaller UDF 1941-11-23
5614 Deweke Native Constable British South African Police 1915-02-05
5603 Devine H G Private South African Railway Services UDF 1918-10-18
5598 Devenish James St. Leger J S L Air Corporal UDF 1946-07-26
5586 Desfountain Gordon Rex G R Private UDF 1943-05-29
5584 Derry Patrick John P J Sergeant UDF 1918-11-29
5576 Denyssen Daniel Arthur D A Bombardier 18 Bty. UDF 1944-07-04
5573 Denton G Private UDF 1941-06-13
5574 Denton Leslie John L J Lance Sergeant Grenadier Guards 5th Bn. UK 1943-04-27
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-04-11
5564 Denny Leonard George L G Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 133rd Bde. UK 1917-04-21
5566 Denny Robert Poole R P Lieutenant South African Irish 1st UDF 1940-12-18
5556 Dennis J Private UDF 1945-11-20
5560 Dennis Sinkala S Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1946-06-27
39208 Dennis Barry Maurice B M Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion RSF 1967-07-03
5545 Denchfield John Edward J E Sergeant East African Reconnaissance Regiment UDF 1945-04-03
5536 Dempers J Private UDF 1941-11-24
5531 Demas Anthony A Private UDF 1945-02-15
5524 Dellis Peter A P A Private UDF 1942-08-08
5523 Della-Rosa J Staff Sergeant UDF 1942-07-24
5521 Dell Rodney Lex R L Able Seaman H.M.S. Adriat UDF 1943-03-24
5514 Delgada A Private UDF 1941-08-16
5513 Deley Richard R Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-04-18
5511 Delaporte John Francis J F Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals UK 1940-12-20
5506 Deighton Cyril Edward C E Sergeant UDF 1947-11-29
5504 Degenaar Johannes P. J P Lance Corporal Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
5505 Degenaar Nicolaas Johannes N J Private Mounted Regiment 2nd UDF 1941-08-06
5492 Dearries D Corporal UDF 1946-02-06
5486 Deane Edward Albert E A Lance Bombardier UDF 1942-10-12
5488 Deane Harold MacHernie H M Driver 35 Works Coy. UDF 1941-02-26
5477 De Witt Christiaan Jacobus C J Corporal UDF 1947-11-22
34441 De Witt Fiona F E Lance Sergeant South African Police Gauteng 1989-11-30
5472 De Wet-Vos Cornelius Christiaan C C Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1946-01-10
5465 De Wet J Private UDF 1941-03-27
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. UDF 1942-01-18
34438 De Wet Fiona F C J Constable South African Police Cape Town 1990-11-19