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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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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
45135 Rautenbach Alwyn Jacobus A J Burgher Boer Forces Vrystaat Artillery Commando 1900-07-23
45136 Rautenbach Adriaan N A N Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Cmdt A.M. Prinsloo Commando 1900-07-25
21179 Ravenscroft William King W K Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1942-01-11
40642 Raw Rowland R Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Bn. 1915-08-07
21189 Rawson Henry Grey Forbes H G F Corporal South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1942-02-27
21191 Rawson Lionel Reginald L R Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Bn. 1916-10-23
45127 Rawson Charlie C Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-13
21196 Ray-Howett George G Lieutenant South African Air Force 34 Sqdn. UDF 1944-10-16
21198 Raynal Louis Roger L R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-10
21199 Raynard Henry James H J Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-16
21201 Rayner John Sherlock J S Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
21202 Rayner Ryde Guild R G Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Bn. 1917-10-26
21205 Raynham Harry Frederick H F Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 463 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. 1944-06-22
21210 Read Edward MacArtney E M Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 9th Bn. 1917-04-02
21211 Read Grey Alexander G A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-07-26
21212 Read Henry Avory H A Air Sergeant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1941-08-05
40231 Reay Allan Edward A E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1976-07-19
21220 Redding John Patrick J P Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
32652 Redelinghuis Johannes Everhardus J E Civilian Civilian 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1922-03-12
45125 Redelinghuis Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Boer Forces 1901-11-02
32653 Redelinghuys Andre Johannes A J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 8 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1980-05-05
43639 Redelinghuys Burgher Boer Forces 1901-08-08
45126 Redelinghuys P. P Burgher Boer Forces 1901-11-02
21224 Redfern Alan Gardiner A G Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 1943-11-12
21225 Redfern Leonard Frank L F Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Sqdn. 1941-12-27
21229 Redman Geoffrey G Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-02-26
21231 Redman Roland Aylmer R A Leading Stoker South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
21233 Redpath Lionel L Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
21234 Redwood Charles Huntley C H Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
21236 Reed Arthur Ernest A E Trooper South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-09-07
21237 Reed B J Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1941-12-23
21238 Reed Cecil Claude C C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
21239 Reed Clement Cliff C C Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-03-21
21242 Reed Ernest Albert E A Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-05-27
21246 Reed Graydon Reuben G R Private Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-11-23
45124 Reek Cornelis C Burgher Boer Forces Pretoria Commando 1901-01-14
32655 Reeland(s) Johann W A Trooper Bechuanaland Border Police "G" Troop 1896-01-02
21254 Rees Elwyn Joshua William E J W Lieutenant South African Tank Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. UDF 1941-08-31
21255 Rees Frank Gordon F G Lieutenant South African Air Force 60 Sqdn. UDF 1944-09-03
21256 Rees Francis Leonard F L Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attd. 190th Machine Gun Coy. R.N.Div. 1917-04-23
21257 Rees Henry Gilbert H G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-17
21265 Reeves Michael Bridgland M B Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-15
21269 Reid Albert Ernest A E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-09
21273 Reid David D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
21274 Reid Donald Thomas Ewen D T E Sergeant Royal Air Force 19 Sqdn. 1942-02-12
21275 Reid Edward William E W Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
21277 Reid Frank Victor Wallace F V W Sergeant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
21278 Reid Gordon G Sergeant Major King's African Rifles 3rd 1915-03-09
21279 Reid George Stirrit G S Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. 1915-04-26
21280 Reid George Thomson G T Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 25 O.t.u. 1942-06-02