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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

Killed in action 14,493 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
39009 Kavetu Bruce M Corporal South West African Territory Force 102 Battalion SADF 1988-07-09
41513 Kavita Daniel C V Rifleman South West African Territory Force 102 Battalion SADF 1987-02-18
39532 Kavoko Stachio H Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-09-01
31016 Kavulu Immanuel I Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1982-06-21
49149 Kawadza Kenneth K Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police RSF 1978-06-12
11865 Kawale Geni G Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-08-15
11867 Kay Alexander A Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Bn. UK 1915-12-28
11870 Kay John Hildreth J H Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard "B" Rhodesia Sqn. UDF 1944-09-12
11872 Kay Lionel Phillip L P Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-07-09
11873 Kay Martin Bulmer M B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-09
11876 Kaye John D J D Private Rand Light Infantry 1st UDF 1942-06-07
31018 Kaye Terrence T Corporal Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps IDF 1973-10-06
39533 Kayisa Widi W Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group RSF 1978-07-31
11900 Kearns Robert R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
40813 Kearns Basil J S B J S Field Reservist British South Africa Police Keep Protection RSF 1979-04-15
11902 Keates Cecil Stanley C S Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
11903 Keates John Henry J H Petty Officer Royal Navy H.M.S. Gloucester UK 1941-05-22
11909 Keatley George Harry G H Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1944-06-13
11911 Kebble Guy Franklin G F Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Gloucester UK 1941-05-22
11913 Keegan John J Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
11916 Keeler Oscar Alan O A Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1917-09-20
11918 Keeley Ernest James E J Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-23
11927 Keet Benjamin Lombard B L Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
11931 Keeves Frederick Stewart F S Private Essex Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1915-06-06
31027 Kefas Johannes Petrus Nicholaas T Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1986-06-02
49023 Kefasi Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles First Battalion RSF 1972-05-19
11933 Kegg Henry H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
11935 Keightley-Smith Thomas T Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-04-25
11936 Keigwin Henry David H D Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion UK 1916-09-20
46021 Keijsser Jan M F J M F Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando BOER Unknown
11942 Keith Hector MacDonald H M Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn. UK 1918-08-30
11943 Keith Kenneth Ian Blair K I B Able Seaman South African Navy H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
11956 Kellar Raeburn Barker R B Lieutenant South African Air Force 17 Squadron UDF 1944-09-22
11959 Keller Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-16
11964 Kelly Albert John A J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
11965 Kelly Archibald James A J Lieutenant South African Armoured Corps 6th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1941-11-22
11967 Kelly Cornelius C Airman 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 55th Squadron UK 1917-08-13
11977 Kelly James J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-01-04
11980 Kelly Kevin Aloysius K A Lieutenant South African Air Force 142 Squadron UDF 1944-08-20
11984 Kelly Percy Dennis P D Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
11987 Kelly William James Hellet W J H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-06-20
39536 Kelly Michael David M D Sergeant Rhodesian African Rifles 3 Independent Company RSF 1978-06-04
11988 Kelly-Gliddon Melvin Victor M V Trooper Pretoria Regiment UDF 1945-04-21
11989 Kelsall Joseph J Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 58th Bn. AUS 1916-07-15
11990 Kelso Alexander A Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
11994 Kemble George Robert G R Gunner South African Artillery 1/6 Field Regt. UDF 1944-06-28
49035 Kembo Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles First Battalion RSF 1974-03-03
11997 Kemm Herbert Leonard H L Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-09-01
12001 Kemp Charles Matthew C M Major Manchester Regiment 21st Bn. UK 1917-10-09
12002 Kemp George Alexander Davidson G A D Private South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-09-07