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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

Drowned 1,086 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
4652 Crawford Gordon G Third Engineer Officer S.S. Baron Blythswood (Ardrossan) 1940-09-20
4746 Croukamp Phillipus Arnoldus P A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles UDF 1943-12-21
4772 Cruickshank Isaac I Fireman S.S. Empire March (Barrow) 1943-01-02
4849 Curtis Thomas Hewson T H Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-10
49384 Cutcliffe J H Trooper Border Mounted Rifles COLONIAL 1900-08-11
4857 Cuthbert Albert James A J Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-09-12
18906 DODOLO or NODOLO Squire S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4870 Dabani Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4885 Daines E A W Private Southern Rifles "E" Squadron UDF 1914-12-25
4940 Dampi Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4977 Daniels Felix F Private Regiment Botha - Regiment President Steyn UDF 1945-09-21
4991 Danki Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4995 Dano William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5002 Danzig Morris William M W Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) UK 1917-04-15
5041 Davids Edward Percival E P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-11-23
5135 Davis David D Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-11-01
5204 Day Edward Jodrell E J First Radio Officer M.V. Kars (London) 1942-02-22
5451 De Waal Fred F Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-02-18
5482 Dealiaha Annaniya A Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5758 Dinoka Geelbooi G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5774 Ditau MacK M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-03
5782 Ditsepu William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5783 Ditshoane Hendrick H Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-03
5815 Dlamine George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-03
5864 Donaghue Patrick Walter P W Junior Engineer Officer M.V. Pacific Grove (London) 1943-04-12
6052 Du Plessis Charel Jacob C J Burgher Mounted Commandos Cradock Commando UDF 1914-11-29
6073 Du Plessis Izak Gerhardus Johannes I G J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-01-01
30184 Dulwini A Rifleman United Nations Monuc Mission SANDF 1998-12-13
6366 Dyushani John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
30204 Edeling Ferdinand Theodore F T Lieutenant 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1981-10-17
6428 Edgar Elizabeth E Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service UK 1918-02-26
6439 Edmeades Ernest Richard Penvil E R P Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) South African Air Force UDF 1945-06-07
6468 Edwards Frederick Curtain F C Honorary Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-09-12
39297 Eggleston Peter Robin P R Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion RSF 1966-02-15
6522 Eland Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
6633 Emslie Samuel S Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
6766 Esterhuizen Cornelius A C A Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-05-19
6780 Etea Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
7032 Ferguson George G Greaser M.V. Empire Glen (Glasgow) 1942-01-24
7035 Ferguson H Second Mate Mercantile Marine S.S. "Polandia" (Liverpool) 1917-03-10
30308 Ferreira Petrus J P J Staff Sergeant Infantry School UDF 1951-02-10
7104 Fidyoli John J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
7150 Fink Walter Joseph W J Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1917-07-19
7155 Finlayson Donald D Sergeant South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-03
39324 Fisher Courtney Frederick C F Lance Corporal Rhodesian Army Service Corps (Corps) 203 Battalion RSF 1968-12-16
7196 Fister John J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-02-18
7252 Fleming Michael John M J Trooper South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-04-18
7267 Fletcher Quinton Thomas Q T Staff Sergeant Cape Corps UDF 1946-02-09
7280 Florence John J Stoker South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S.A.S. Goulding UDF 1944-01-18
7301 Foley John Michael J M Private Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-02-16