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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
27922 Webb Hugh Tarrant H T Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-12-24
27924 Webb John Charles J C Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-07-13
27927 Webb Matthew M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-22
27928 Webb Ralph Cultra Vallance R C V Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 103 Sqdn. 1942-07-03
27931 Webb Robert William R W Private 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1st Bn. 1915-04-28
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain South African Air Force 40 Sqdn. UDF 1942-11-04
27936 Webber Edward Lynden E L Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn. 1915-08-07
27940 Webber John Henry J H Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-01-30
27942 Webber John Osborne J O Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
27943 Webber Ronald R Ordinary Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S. Gloucester UDF 1941-05-22
27946 Webber Sydney Ralph S R Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 500 Sqdn. 1945-04-13
40557 Webber Godfrey James Glanville G J G Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 1st Battalion 1977-09-07
43869 Weber Burgher Boer Forces 1900-07-03
43870 Weber Burgher Boer Forces 1901-09-17
27951 Webster Bertie B Sergeant Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 2nd Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
27953 Webster D C R Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-16
27960 Webster Harold Lorimer H L Corporal Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-15
27961 Webster James Bruce J B Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
27962 Webster James John Watt J J W Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
27963 Webster Leslie Garnett L G Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
27964 Webster Leonard Raymond L R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-05-08
43875 Webster Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg Police Commando 1900-11-19
27974 Weeber Jakobus Hercules J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. UDF 1944-11-18
43873 Weeber Burgher Boer Forces Ermelo Commando 1901-10-21
43874 Weeber Burgher Boer Forces 1902-02-05
27975 Weekes Frederick Albert F A Trooper Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-04-21
30710 Weekes Norman Lennox N L Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Sqdn. 1944-07-19
27978 Weeks Cassandra Valeria C V Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1941-12-31
27981 Weepner William Smith W S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-09-28
38228 Wehmeyer Stephanus Gerhardus S G 1st Class Constable South African Police Kimberley 1922-03-11
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Irish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-11-23
27985 Weideman Jacobus Lodewickus J L Sergeant South African Artillery UDF 1941-11-23
27986 Weideman Willem Jacobus Arrie W J A Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-28
38229 Weideman Stephanus Gerhardus I Sergeant South African Police Kimberley 1995-09-05
43871 Weideman Burgher Boer Forces Fauresmith 1901-07-15
43872 Weideman Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-30
27987 Weight James J Lieutenant Royal Air Force 42nd Sqdn. 1918-07-04
27988 Weil Louis Marcus Basil L M B Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service 1st Sqdn. 1917-04-06
33827 Weiler Adam A Captain Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps 1970-03-31
33828 Weiler Gideon G Captain Israeli Defence Forces Armoured Corps 1973-10-09
27991 Weinberg Albert A Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-10-17
27993 Weinman John Henry Albert J H A Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-07-22
40558 Weinmann Barry Christopher B C Flight Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 4 Sqdn. 1974-04-14
27994 Weinrich Norman Alfred N A Lieutenant South African Air Force 12 Sqdn. UDF 1944-08-16
27997 Weir Allan John MacLean A J M Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
27999 Weir John Bernard J B Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
28001 Weiss Abraham A Trooper South African Tank Corps 3rd Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-11-01
28003 Weissenberg Joseph Victor J V Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1917-02-20
28004 Weitz Christian Paul C P Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. UDF 1945-04-27
28010 Welch Harry H Sergeant South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-17