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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 14,316 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
25151 Thompson Wallace Mervyn W M Lieutenant South African Air Force 4 Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-13
28157 Thompson George Masterman G M Lieutenant Royal Scots 1st Bn. 1914-08-22
33275 Thompson Eric Brian E B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Sqdn. SADF 1975-11-25
40454 Thompson Bruce Malcolm B M Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 2nd Battalion 1978-06-27
25154 Thomsen Aage MacDonald A M Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1945-02-21
25155 Thomson Albert A Lieutenant South African Air Force 41 Sqdn. UDF 1944-03-23
25163 Thomson Douglas John D J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
25165 Thomson Frederick Methven F M Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
25166 Thomson Fred William F W Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 49th Bn. 1917-04-09
25167 Thomson George Albert G A Corporal Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces UDF 1944-06-30
25168 Thomson George Henry G H Sergeant South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
25169 Thomson Gordon Leighton G L Captain Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-18
25170 Thomson Henry Charles Graham H C G Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
25174 Thomson John Alexander J A Signaller South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1918-01-01
25179 Thomson John Robert George J R G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. UDF 1941-12-18
25183 Thomson Reginald Hamilton R H Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 106 Sqdn. 1945-01-14
25184 Thomson Seymour Vernon S V Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
25188 Thomson William Norman W N Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-21
25189 Thomson William Reid W R Captain South African Air Force 1 Sqdn. UDF 1942-11-27
25190 Thomson William Rouse W R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
38808 Thomson James Fraser J F Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-19
25192 Thorburn Robert Brown R B Lieutenant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
25200 Thorne Walter Irwin W I Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-08
25201 Thorne William Reginald W R Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
37854 Thorne Leon L Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1989-04-02
38809 Thorne-Large Laurence Bolitho L B Inspector British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1967-06-03
25204 Thornhill Frederick F Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
25207 Thornhill-Cook Basil Searley B S Lieutenant South African Air Force 5 Sqdn. UDF 1942-06-04
25208 Thornhill-Cook Eric John E J Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn UDF 1944-03-04
40456 Thornley Michael Edward M E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-04-10
25212 Thorpe Alfred Ernest A E Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
25215 Thorpe Harold Stanley H S Lieutenant South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
25216 Thorpe John Domleo J D Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-10
25217 Thorpe Maurice M Stoker 2nd Class South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Cornwall UDF 1942-04-05
25219 Thrash Edgar Raymond Osborne E R O Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1942-07-11
38810 Threadingham Trevor T National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1976-12-20
33280 Thulo Maleisane Samuel M S Rifleman Unit 44 1 Parachute Battalion SANDF 2013-03-23
44632 Thuynsma Wynand Elias W E Burgher Boer Forces Artillery (De la Rey) Commando 1901-06-06
25235 Thwaits John Henry J H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 34 Sqdn. 1942-08-30
25236 Thyer Percy Ernest P E Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1944-06-17
25240 Tidbury Anthony Reginald A R Lance Corporal South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
25242 Tiddy Alastair James A J Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 258 Sqdn. 1944-02-14
25243 Tidmarsh Percy P Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
25251 Till Albert A Lance Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-01-07
25254 Tilley Michael William M W Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 51 Sqdn. 1941-08-06
25259 Timm Maurice Bute M B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-05-16
25260 Timms Bertie Cecil Smith B C S Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17
25264 Timms William W Sergeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1918-08-21
33286 Timotheus Timmy W Special Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1982-07-14
25265 Timothy Francis D'ewes F D Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-12