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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
44802 Spruyt Rudolf Cornelis R C Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1901-02-06
44803 Spruyt Cornelis Johannes General C J G Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1901-06-20
44805 Spruyt Okkert Wilhelmus O W Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg Commando 1901-02-06
23914 Spurling Francis Eyton F E Captain Rifle Brigade 7th Bn. 1917-12-06
23915 Spurway Sidney MacDonald S M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 22nd Sqdn. 1917-09-21
23916 Spyker Edward Ross E R Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-23
23917 Squier William Keyser W K Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
23921 Squire Ruben R Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-26
23922 Squires John Eric J E Ordinary Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
23925 St. Austin Essex Percival Montgomery E P M Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-07
23929 St. Hill George Herbert G H Lieutenant Colonel Royal North Devon Hussars 1917-07-08
23934 St. Leger William Brett W B Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn. 1918-04-27
33062 Staats Robert Leslie R L Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Sqdn. UDF 1952-01-17
33063 Stacey Clifton C Sergeant South African Air Force 87 Helicopter Flying School SADF 1981-08-25
44799 Stadler George Frederik G F Burgher Boer Forces Utrecht Commando 1901-10-26
23940 Stadtlander Rowland John Carlyle R J C Stoker 1st Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
23941 Stafford Reginald Walter R W Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 31 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-15
23944 Stahl Alfred Magnus A M Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-09-04
44798 Stahl von Holstein Baron Otto Wilhelm B O W Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian corps Commando 1899-12-11
23945 Stainbank Arthur Reeve A R Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 113th Bde. 1917-07-20
40386 Stainthorpe Anthony A Officer Cadet Rhodesia Regiment 5th Battalion 1976-10-08
23953 Stanbridge Vincent Frederick Rice V F R Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
23954 Stanbury George William G W Lieutenant South African Air Force 16 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-21
23955 Standen William Frederick Bentley W F B Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Sqdn. UDF 1943-11-23
44796 Stander Jacobus J Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-04
44797 Stander Hendrik Adriaan H A Burgher Boer Forces Fauresmith 1901-10-28
38791 Standers Kennith Wood K W Section Officer British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-09-06
23964 Stanford George Frederick G F Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-10-23
23969 Stanford James Vesey J V Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 8th Bn. 1915-09-25
23972 Stanley Edward Benjamin E B Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-12-15
23976 Stanley Percy George Reynolds P G R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
23978 Stanley William Meredith W M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
38792 Stanley Patrick P Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1976-09-17
40387 Stanley Andrew James A J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-04-20
23980 Stanley-Isaac George Sydney G S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
23982 Stannard Geoffrey George G G Leading Telegraphist Royal Navy H.M.S. Dorsetshire 1942-04-05
23983 Stannard Kenneth James K J Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-09-16
43596 Stantein Burgher Boer Forces 1900-08-10
23986 Stanton Charles Edward C E Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn. 1916-08-18
23987 Stanton Graham O G O Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
23988 Stanton Harold H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn. 1915-04-17
23989 Stanton Herbert Claude H C Lieutenant South African Air Force 76 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1944-07-30
33075 Stapa Andre Anthony A A Captain South African Air Force AFB Ondangwa SADF 1987-11-14
23993 Stapelberg Hendrik Frans Petrus H F P Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-11-17
33077 Stapelberg Martinus Godfried M G Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-08-24
44793 Stapelberg Piet J. P J Burgher Boer Forces Middelburg Commando 1900-02-22
44794 Stapelberg J J Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
44795 Stapelberg P.j. P Burgher Boer Forces Bethlehem Commando Unknown
23997 Staples Athol Aubrey A A Lance Corporal South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-02-19
23998 Staples Albert Franklin A F Lieutenant South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1943-12-07