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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
38207 Vos Johannes Jurgens J J Constable South African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1985-05-28
43899 Vos Burgher Boer Forces Unknown
43901 Vos Burgher Boer Forces Vryheid 1902-05-06
27506 Vosloo Johannes Albertes J A Sergeant Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Cradock Commando UDF 1915-01-24
27507 Vosloo John J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-10-20
43888 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando 1899-11-23
43889 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Cmdt Jordaan Commando 1900-02-02
43890 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-26
43891 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-11
43892 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad 1900-01-26
43893 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Boshof Commando Unknown
43894 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando 1901-03-14
43895 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-27
43896 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Lydenburg Commando 1901-03-14
43897 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Dewetsdorp Commando 1901-07-11
43898 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces Kroonstad, E.R. Grobler Commando 1900-10-29
40540 Vrachas Anthony Michael A M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company 1976-05-04
27517 Vroom Clement Harold C H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-04
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo T T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
27533 Wade Laurie L Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.m.m.g.b. 91. 1942-09-11
27535 Wadlow Harold H Major Royal Garrison Artillery 109th Siege Bty. 1916-07-24
27540 Wagner Ernest E Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-09-17
27541 Wagner Henry Schroeder H S Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
43420 Wagner Burgher Boer Forces 1900-09-01
43887 Wagner Burgher Boer Forces Heidelberg/ Dutch Corps Commando 1900-01-06
27544 Wagstaff Alfred Thomas A T Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-06-14
27545 Wagstaff Geoffrey G Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-11
27547 Wahl Johnson J Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-19
27549 Wahl Mathew Daniel M D Major Royal Garrison Artillery 294th Siege Bty. 1917-06-21
43886 Wahl Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-08
27550 Wain Arthur A Sergeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st Bn. 1915-03-12
27551 Wainwright Andrew A Private South African Medical Corps 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1918-06-16
27552 Wainwright John Daniel J D Trooper South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-08-11
27553 Wait Charles C Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-09-08
27555 Waite Edgar Victor E V Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
43884 Waite Burgher Boer Forces Harrismith Commando 1900-01-06
27561 Wakeford Eric Walter Grey E W G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Sqdn. UDF 1942-05-29
27566 Wakfer Terence Raymond T R Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-26
33784 Wakumbilwa Hepute H Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1988-03-02
27567 Walcott Jack J Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
27570 Waldek John Boyzen J B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
27571 Wale Robert Sutherland R S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-08
27573 Wales Alfred A Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
27575 Wales William Theodore Robson W T R Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
27578 Walker Arthur A Trooper South African Horse 8th UDF 1916-08-08
27581 Walker Albert Victor A V Lieutenant Royal Engineers 53 Gen. Constr. Field Coy. 1941-11-21
27582 Walker Charles Alexander Theodore C A T Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 13th Bn. 1915-08-07
27583 Walker Claude Samuel C S Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-02-12
27584 Walker D G Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-16