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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 1,079 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
30204 Edeling Ferdinand Theodore F T Lieutenant South African Corps of Engineers 1 Construction Regiment SADF 1981-10-17
6366 Dyushani John J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
30184 Dulwini Teofora A Rifleman SA Army United Nations Monuc Mission SANDF 1998-12-13
6052 Du Plessis Charel Jacob C J Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Cradock Commando UDF 1914-11-29
6073 Du Plessis Izak Gerhardus Johannes I G J Air Mechanic South African Air Force UDF 1944-01-01
5864 Donaghue Patrick Walter P W Junior Engineer Officer Merchant Navy M.V. Pacific Grove (London) 1943-04-12
5815 Dlamine George G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-03
5783 Ditshoane Hendrick H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-03
5782 Ditsepu William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5774 Ditau MacK M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-03-03
5758 Dinoka Geelbooi G Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5482 Dealiaha Annaniya A Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
5451 De Waal Fred F Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-02-18
5204 Day Edward Jodrell E J First Radio Officer Merchant Navy M.V. Kars (London) 1942-02-22
5135 Davis David D Driver South African Service Corps UDF 1917-11-01
5041 Davids Edward Percival E P Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1943-11-23
5002 Danzig Morris William M W Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 1917-04-15
4995 Dano William W Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4991 Danki Thomas T Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4977 Daniels Felix F Private Regiment Botha - Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-21
4940 Dampi Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4885 Daines E A W Private Southern Rifles "E" Sqdn. 1914-12-25
4870 Dabani Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps 4th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
18906 DODOLO or NODOLO Squire S Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
4857 Cuthbert Albert James A J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-09-12
4849 Curtis Thomas Hewson T H Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-10
4772 Cruickshank Isaac I Fireman Merchant Navy S.S. Empire March (Barrow) 1943-01-02
4746 Croukamp Phillipus Arnoldus P A Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-12-21
4652 Crawford Gordon G Third Engineer Officer Merchant Navy S.S. Baron Blythswood (Ardrossan) 1940-09-20
4601 Cox Edgar William E W Brigadier General General Staff Head of Intelligence at G.H.Q. 1918-08-26
4607 Cox Sydney Alfred Robert S A R Trooper 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) 1915-12-12
4608 Cox Stephen Benjamin Herbert S B H Gunner South African Artillery 2 A.A. Bde. UDF 1941-01-15
4421 Cooke Richard Thomas R T Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1919-09-04
4357 Connolly Frank Northmore Croad F N C Able Seaman Merchant Navy M.V. Aldington Court (London) 1942-10-31
4331 Compaan Cornelius Johannes De Wet C J D W Sapper South African Engineers UDF 1918-11-27
4158 Coetzee Marthinus Christoffel M C Corporal South African Engineer Corps 82 Workshops and Park Coy. UDF 1944-08-27
4168 Coetzee William W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-05
4109 Coert Solomon S Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-02-13
4103 Cockrell Arthur A Staff Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
29747 Citha N A Sergeant Ciskei Defence Force Ciskei Parachute Battalion CDF 1991-08-20
3686 Chesa Elijah E Private South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section UDF 1917-02-21
39058 Chausina Fanuel Nharo F N Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1972-04-05
3536 Cavanagh John J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 105 Bn. UDF 1945-02-09
3507 Casson William B W B Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Tordonn UDF 1944-05-10
3414 Carolissen John J Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-05
3412 Caroles Falal F Fireman and Trimmer Mercantile Marine S.S. "Polesley" (London) 1918-09-21
3371 Carine Frederick Raby F R Sergeant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1940-03-27
3283 Campbell Agnes A Civilian Civilian War Dead 1918-09-12
3145 Butitjie Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. UDF 1917-02-21
34249 Buthelezi George A M Assistant Constable South African Police Head Office 1993-08-08