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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 14,294 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
20427 Plank Arthur Andrew A A Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-05
32532 Plateel Mark Anthony M A Lance Corporal Medical T Grp 36 HQ 1981-08-28
20432 Platt Dennis Alfred D A Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-10-24
20435 Player Lewis Otto Beatty L O B Lieutenant 4 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-12
20436 Playsted John J Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
20438 Plowes Errol Sidney E S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 169th Bde. 1918-04-09
20443 Pocock John Ainsley J A Lieutenant 24 Sqdn. UDF 1942-09-01
20444 Pocock James William J W Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
20450 Pogrund Samuel S Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
45306 Pohlman Ferdinand (w) Lt F ( L Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando 1900-08-27
45305 Pokrofsky Leo L Burgher Boer Forces Russian Volunteer Commando 1900-12-26
20459 Pole Francis Edward F E Private 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20461 Pole Thomas Reginald Montague T R M Lieutenant South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-10
45304 Polige George Thomas G T Burgher Boer Forces 1900-02-05
20467 Pollock Campbell C Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20469 Pollock Everard David E D Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-23
20472 Pollock Neil Morrison N M Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
20473 Pollock Thomas T Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
20476 Polson George G Lieutenant 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
20479 Pond Charles Edward C E Signalman UDF 1944-06-13
32536 Pond Mark Anthony M A Corporal Grp 36 HQ SADF 1985-05-11
20480 Pondani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-03-20
20483 Ponsipansi or PONSIPONSI O P Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1916-11-07
20484 Ponting Cecil Arthur C A Lieutenant South African Horse 10th UDF 1917-11-26
20491 Poole George G Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
20494 Poole James Henry J H Lance Corporal 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
20496 Poole William Henry W H Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-10-14
32540 Poole Liam Myles L M Commandant 31 (Bushman) Battalion SADF 1978-02-19
40203 Poole Russel Forbes R F Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-04-19
20500 Pope Edwin Albert E A Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 8th Sqdn. 1917-02-27
20503 Pope-Hennessy Brian B Second Lieutenant 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
20504 Popham Edward William Leybore E W L Lieutenant 5 Sqdn. UDF 1942-10-31
20508 Popplewell Harry Bury H B Captain Royal Irish Rifles 3rd Bn. 1918-07-22
20514 Port William Garfield W G Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn. 1917-10-04
20515 Porteous Harold Erskine H E Second Lieutenant 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
20516 Porteous William Sutherland W S Private 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
20522 Posener Frederick Hyam F H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 152 Sqdn. 1940-07-20
20524 Posselt Arthur Francis A F Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 150 Sqdn. 1940-05-14
45303 Post Cornelius C Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg / Hindon's Corps Commando 1901-08-10
20526 Posthumus J M Z Warrant Officer Class I 21 Sqdn. UDF 1944-06-30
40205 Posthumus George Walter G W Keep Commander Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-09-01
45302 Posthumus Jakobus Petrus J P Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-06
45253 Potas Petrus Jacobus Adriaan P J A Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-26
20528 Pote Edgar Wallace E W Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
20529 Pote Percival Leslie P L Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
20531 Potgieter Adrian Matthys Johannes A M J Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-10-03
20533 Potgieter Christofel Johannes C J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-22
20536 Potgieter Frederick Jacobus F J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-13
20537 Potgieter Gerald Daniel G D Lance Sergeant 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
20539 Potgieter Hendrik Nicholas H N Corporal South African Horse 6th UDF 1916-08-08