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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 14,230 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
38859 Adams David James D J Private Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1 Reserve Holding Unit 1977-10-03
183 Adamson David D Corporal South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
185 Adamson James J Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-23
29206 Adar Boaz B Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces Artillery 1979-01-15
188 Adcock Charles Henry C H Captain South African Air Force UDF 1942-04-09
191 Adcock James J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
38860 Addams Ernest Charles E C Major Headquarters 2 Brigade 1974-08-14
195 Addison Alphonse Colenbrander A C Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
197 Addison Ernest Colenbrander E C Lieutenant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-05-04
199 Addison Noel Goodricke N G Lieutenant 1st King Edward's Horse 1918-04-09
47626 Adendorff Marthinus Cornelis Christoffel M C C Burgher Boer Forces Piet de Wet Commando 1901-09-07
47627 Adendorff Fred B. F B Burgher Boer Forces Carolina Commando 1902-01-27
47628 Adendorff Willem Dickson W D Burgher Boer Forces Piet de Wet Commando 1901-09-20
47629 Adendorff Louis L Burgher Boer Forces Zoutpansberg Commando Unknown
47630 Adendorff Andries A Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-29
206 Adlam Arthur Wills A W Private Royal Scots 4th Bn. (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) 1915-06-28
209 Adler Henry George Vergottini H G V Major Royal Garrison Artillery 184th Siege Bty. 1917-06-21
213 Adonis Henry H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-14
29208 Adonis Jacobus Johannes J J Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1 Sa Cape SADF 1980-12-29
219 Adrain Dennis John D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-06-20
225 Affleck James Douglas J D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
226 Africa David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-11-06
228 Africa John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-09-20
29211 Ageyev Yigal Y Sergeant (Rank raised to Master-Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps 1973-10-15
47625 Aggenbach William (gert) W ( Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-30
237 Agnew Graham G Captain Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Bn. 1915-09-26
47624 Ahlstrom Conrad F C F Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian corps Commando 1899-12-11
243 Aiken Alan Bertram A B Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-06
249 Aingworth Arthur Vivian A V Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Bn. 1918-04-11
251 Ainslie Adam Johannes A J Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
252 Ainslie Allan Stuart A S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 210 Sqdn. 1940-06-29
38861 Ainslie Michael John Forbes M J F Major Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1976-03-27
256 Air Robert Young R Y Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
258 Airey Bruce B Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-10
259 Airey Eric William (dave) E W Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1943-02-10
38862 Airey Walter Richard W R Air Sub-Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 5 Sqdn. 1974-04-04
261 Aiston Alfred William A W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 625 Sqdn. 1944-03-16
262 Aitcheson William Leslie W L Sergeant South African Engineer Corps 1 Field Coy. UDF 1944-05-20
264 Aitken Andrew A Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
267 Aitkens Aubrey Alfred A A Sapper South African Engineer Corps 2 Field Coy. UDF 1942-11-07
29212 Akaando J Rifleman South West African Territory Force 101 Battalion SADF 1979-11-06
29215 Alberto Rodrigues R Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-05-21
47617 Alberts Willem Andries Stephanus W A S Burgher Boer Forces Krugersdorp Unknown
47618 Alberts Louis L Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
47619 Alberts Sarel Francois S F Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-05-04
47620 Alberts Jan J J J Burgher Boer Forces Heidelbergdistr Commando 1901-08-03
47621 Alberts Johannes Joachim J J Burgher Boer Forces Witpoort Commando 1901-08-05
47623 Alberts J J Burgher Boer Forces Fordsburg Commando 1900-11-23
276 Albertson Armand Howard A H Second Lieutenant Tank Corps 2nd Bn. 1918-08-09
29217 Albino Benedito B Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-05-21