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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
25248 Tifflin Oswald Allen O A Merchant Navy S.S. Dalia 1941-12-08
25239 Ticharewa Corporal British South African Police 1943-11-12
41266 Tichaona Felix F Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1978-08-01
25237 Thys H Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-01
25238 Thys Jan J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-27
25234 Thwaites H W Sergeant South African Pay Corps UDF 1947-07-16
37862 Thusini S Bongile Emly S E South African Police Free State 2001-03-23
37861 Thusi Leon S T Sergeant South African Police Free State 2000-03-24
25231 Thurston Clifford C Lance Sergeant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 40th (7th Bn The Kings Regt [Liverpool]) 1942-07-22
25229 Thurgood James Gilby J G Private Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot 1918-11-08
37860 Thungo Leon S E Inspector South African Police Free State 1996-11-20
25224 Thulari July M J M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-07-01
25209 Thornton Francis Michael F M Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps 126 Ammunition Coy. 1943-03-06
25205 Thornhill Neville George N G Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1945-11-18
25193 Thorn Alexander F A F Gunner South African Artillery 1 A.A. Bty. UDF 1941-12-03
25194 Thorn Eric Gordon E G Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-13
25114 Thomson Frederick Young F Y Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-03-23
25156 Thomson Archibald Field A F Gunner South African Artillery 5 Lt. Bty. UDF 1940-12-28
25158 Thomson Andrew Lumsden A L Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-09
25159 Thomson Alton Rushby A R Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1944-03-18
25171 Thomson Henry Michael H M Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-07-23
25172 Thomson John J Sergeant British South African Police 1917-11-10
33278 Thomson Harold William H W Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1976-07-28
25098 Thompson C A S Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-04-22
25110 Thompson E J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 11 Field Bty. UDF 1947-08-29
25113 Thompson F G Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-12-13
25117 Thompson Gerald Andrew Elstrop G A E Warrant Officer Class II Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-02
25122 Thompson Hendrik Jacobus H J Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1946-01-16
25128 Thompson John H J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-16
25129 Thompson John I J I Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-16
25131 Thompson J R Stoker South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Malagas UDF 1947-08-18
25136 Thompson Percival Edward P E Sergeant South African Tank Corps 8th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1942-06-02
40455 Thompson Denis Michael D M Special Air Service 2nd Battalion 1979-06-10
25094 Thomassen Thore Ness T N Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Coy. UDF 1944-09-25
25093 Thomasi Constable British South African Police 1943-11-09
25041 Thomas Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-05-23
25043 Thomas Albert Edmund A E Fourth Engineer Officer Merchant Navy S.S. Ocean Vanguard (Cardiff) 1942-09-12
25048 Thomas David D Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 48th 1944-09-04
25050 Thomas D V H Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps 1942-10-24
25051 Thomas E Fitter South African Engineers Railway Section UDF 1917-07-13
25057 Thomas Harry H Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 14 Field Amb. UDF 1942-11-23
25059 Thomas Harold Frederick H F Leading Cook (O) Royal Australian Navy H.M.A.S. Parramatta 1941-11-27
25062 Thomas Henry L H L Gunner South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1943-04-08
25065 Thomas J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-11-24
25066 Thomas James J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-08-22
25073 Thomas Owen Richard O R Captain Welsh Horse Yeomanry Assistant Provost-Marshal 54th Div. 1917-08-21
25081 Thomas T H Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-08-13
33273 Thomas Roland Kenelm R K Sergeant Royal Air Force RAF Luqa 1975-07-07
40453 Thomas Alan Graham P Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-09-01
41264 Thlawati Thomas T Auxiliary Constable British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-10-10