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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
28991 Yeoman C C Gunner South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-28
28990 Yeo Vincent Kirkwood V K Sergeant Union Defence Forces H.Q. 5th Inf. Bde. UDF 1945-05-06
28989 Yensen George Louis G L Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force 1943-08-31
28984 Yeend Alexander Ross A R Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1945-01-23
28979 Yeardley John Richard J R Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 1947-10-16
28974 Yates Allen Avison A A Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Bn. 1917-03-08
28975 Yates Bernard Frederick B F Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-22
28972 Yanta Griffith G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-19
28971 Yankelson Benjamin B Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-12-01
28970 Yalikani Moyo M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1939-10-30
28956 Xalisili Native Constable British South African Police 1917-11-05
33913 Xaliphi Mbuso Douglas T Rifleman Ciskei Defence Force Ciskei Parachute Battalion 1991-01-01
28954 Xaba M Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-12
28948 Wynne Bertie Vincent B V Marine Royal Marines H.M.S. Cornwall 1941-08-02
28941 Wyndham-Cronin John Edgar J E Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-11-26
28940 Wynaard A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-04-08
28934 Wylie Thomas Baird (tommy) T B Corporal South African Engineer Corps 10 Field Sqn. UDF 1945-04-17
28932 Wyley Thomas Ferguson Alexander T F A Sergeant South African Internment Corps 1945-11-06
28922 Wucherpfennig E C Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1946-02-22
28865 Wright Arthur C A C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-04-10
28874 Wright Cecil William Nevill C W N Flight Lieutenant Royal New Zealand Air Force 1946-04-20
28879 Wright George William Francis G W F Sergeant South African Medical Corps 8 Casualty Clearing Station UDF 1943-01-31
28891 Wright Joseph A J A Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1943-08-23
28893 Wright J G Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1943-03-31
28907 Wright William W Lance Corporal Northern Rhodesia Volunteer Defence Force 1942-02-10
28908 Wright W Miscellaneous Natives 1914-08-04
28909 Wright William Adrian W A Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-23
28864 Wrey-Wathen Neville Anthony N A Trooper Royal Armoured Corps 11th Hussars 1940-12-25
40596 Wray John Michael J M Colour Sergeant Rhodesian Light Infantry 9th Battalion 1963-10-27
28856 Woulfe-Flanagan Stephen Hugh James S H J Lieutenant Colonel Royal Indian Army Service Corps 1942-12-19
28839 Woolley Kenneth Percival Vere K P V Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-12
28836 Wooller Harry H Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Thistleglen (Sunderland) 1941-09-10
28835 Woollaston Thomas M T M Lieutenant General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-06
28832 Woodworth Frank F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-10-15
28830 Woodside F C Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1946-07-10
28820 Woods G C Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-03
28825 Woods Leslie Breckon L B Lieutenant General List 1943-09-01
28815 Woodrooffe Starr Reade Winton S R W Lieutenant Royal Artillery 1944-06-01
28812 Woodland Herbert Lancelot H L Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Bn. 1916-08-09
28806 Woodford Thomas George Filmes T G F Sergeant South African Artillery 2 Heavy Bty. UDF 1946-02-13
28800 Woodborne William Henry W H Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-08-19
28768 Wood H E Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-10-09
28771 Wood Herbert Talbot H T Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1917-05-23
28776 Wood John Erskine Rudland J E R Second Engineer Officer Merchant Navy S.S. River Afton (Glasgow) 1942-07-05
28784 Wood Norman Collins N C Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1942-07-14
28785 Wood R A Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-11-04
28788 Wood Robert William R W Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1940-10-20
28793 Wood W J Sergeant South African Medical Corps UDF 1947-12-13
28759 Wongana Joseph J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-07-11
28754 Wolmarans John Ronald Frank J R F Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1942-10-24