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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
28439 Williams Hans H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-03-15
28447 Williams H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-06-08
28460 Williams James J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-07
28464 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-03
28465 Williams Johannes J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-12-21
28474 Williams John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-23
28479 Williams J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1947-09-21
28480 Williams John George J G Corporal South African Ordnance Corps UDF 1915-08-13
28487 Williams J J Private South African Railways and Harbours Brigade 1941-06-13
28492 Williams Leslie Allison L A Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1944-09-17
28495 Williams Louis Christian L C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-02
28501 Williams M W Private South African Irish 1st UDF 1941-11-26
28510 Williams R H Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-01-01
28516 Williams Stanley S Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Cleopatra" 1942-12-07
28523 Williams W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-09-19
33881 Williams Ronald James R J Rifleman South African Army 5 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1969-01-01
40577 Williams Famnly F Lance Corporal Rhodesian Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-12-10
40579 Williams Sidney S Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st 1980-06-03
28375 William Malolomina M Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-11-14
28376 William Wembya W Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1940-09-13
41099 William First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1914-08-04
38257 Willemse Petrus Gerhardus P G Detective Warrant Officer South African Police Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth 1983-12-06
38258 Willemse Pieter W P W Constable South African Police Internal Stability Unit, Port Elizabeth 1989-01-19
28357 Willard Ntila N Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 7th Bn. 1944-04-08
28350 Wilks Walter Charles W C Chaplain 3rd Class Army Chaplains' Department 1917-10-04
28336 Wilkinson Arthur James A J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1947-09-05
28349 Wilkinson William Wheatley W W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force UDF 1943-12-13
40574 Wilkinson Neil N Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1977-07-21
28334 Wilkins T B Staff Sergeant Major South African Railway Services 1916-11-20
28328 Wilkin Hendrick P J H P J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-06-20
28323 Wilken Cornelius J C J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-09-01
38251 Wilken Pieter Philippus Johannes P P J Constable South African Police Witwatersrand 1977-09-24
28322 Wilke Jan Louis Kotze J L K Second Lieutenant South African Artillery UDF 1940-02-19
28317 Wiles George John G J Private Royal Fusiliers 1918-08-25
28314 Wildebeest J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-08
28304 Wiid Abraham Pieter Johan A P J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-08
28298 Wiggill Cecil Frank C F Private General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-10-19
28299 Wiggill Ronald Robert R R Rifleman Witwatersrand Rifles, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1940-08-23
38250 Wiese Hendrik Jacobus H J Sergeant South African Police Witwatersrand 1980-11-28
28279 Wiblin William Ernest W E Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-08-09
28277 Wibley Jesse John J J Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Bn. 1917-05-15
28251 Whittaker Albert William A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1943-10-29
28252 Whittaker Eamonn De Valera E D V Sapper South African Engineer Corps 33 Works Coy. UDF 1941-03-11
28244 Whitfield Frederick William F W Corporal South African Engineer Corps 61 Tunnelling Coy. UDF 1944-06-10
28243 Whites Daniel D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-06-26
33853 Whitehouse Glen Ballantyne G B Pilot Officer Royal Air Force RAF Worksop 1957-12-04
28233 Whitehead Clifford Henry C H Signalman Royal Corps of Signals 1943-11-15
28197 White Denis G D D G D Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
28205 White H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-09-09
28209 White J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-04-25