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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
28215 White Millicent Daintree M D Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-07
28220 White T J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-06
28225 White Walter Ernest W E Sapper South African Engineer Corps 16 Field Engineers UDF 1941-09-08
40567 White Christopher David C D Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st 1980-07-06
28168 Whelan Henry George H G Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Bn. 1918-04-11
28152 Wheeler Edward Frederick Greenalf E F G Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-06-27
28158 Wheeler John Lionel Casteldene J L C Warrant Officer Class II South African Coast Defence Corps 1942-03-26
28162 Wheeler Victor V Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1943-01-13
28141 Wheadon Robert Henry R H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27 Air School 1944-06-22
28137 Whammond John J Lieutenant Colonel South African Corps of Military Police 1 Provost Coy. UDF 1941-05-14
28136 Whalley Richard Cyril Rae R C R Major Royal Engineers 1944-06-11
28133 Whale Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1918-11-29
28132 Whaits Frank F Sergeant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1945-01-20
28129 Weyers Gert Johannes G J Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. 1940-06-04
28116 Westland Harold Guthrie H G Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn. 1942-03-09
28102 West Arnold Edward A E Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force UDF 1940-12-25
28099 Wesso Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-20
28090 Wessels Hendrik B K H B K Staff Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-04
28093 Wessels Jurgens Johannes J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-10-29
28083 Wesito Lukhelo L Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. 1943-09-25
28082 Weruzani Kondowe K Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-09-11
28078 Werner Cornelius G C G Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-01-20
28077 Wernard Karl K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-03-28
28074 Wepener Pieter Ernst P E Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-04
38239 Wepener Gert Johannes G J Lance Sergeant South African Police Witwatersrand 1995-10-01
38240 Wepener Gideon Jacobus Petrus G J P Warrant Officer South African Police Witwatersrand 1980-12-17
28072 Wentzell James John J J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1947-05-26
28065 Wentzel H J Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps UDF 1947-05-31
28063 Wentworth H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-06
28033 Wells Aaron Arthur A A Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-06-15
28039 Wells Hurlestone Vesey H V Captain Royal Fusiliers 2nd Bn. 1918-04-12
28041 Wells Larry Frederick L F Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 1944-03-21
28030 Wellem First Name Unknown F N U Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1914-08-04
28025 Welgemoed Andries Jacobus A J Corporal National Reserve Volunteer 1943-11-04
28022 Weldon J G Private General Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-27
28017 Welcome Henry H Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-09
28012 Welch John Lorraine J L Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1944-06-24
28005 Weitz Johan Karl J K Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps 46 Survey Coy. UDF 1944-09-06
27995 Weir Andrew A Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-09-24
27990 Weimer Theodore T Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-08-22
38230 Weideman Jacques J Sergeant South African Police Kimberley 1998-11-25
27982 Weevers P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-05-30
27950 Webster Albert Bradfield A B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-14
27952 Webster Charles C Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-05-21
27957 Webster Edgar James Paterson E J P Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve 1944-08-16
27966 Webster Ronald E R E Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-12-10
27967 Webster S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps UDF 1942-01-02
27937 Webber Gertrude Ann Florence G A F Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-07-26
27945 Webber Ronald Stewart R S Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-17
27916 Webb Alfred Horace Benjamin A H B Captain Indian Army Ordnance Corps 1943-09-29