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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 14,493 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
13319 Len Aaron A Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-09-18
43739 Lemmer Burgher Boer Forces Bloemhof Commando BOER 1900-03-14
45807 Lemmer Lourens Badenhorst L B Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-03
45809 Lemmer Petrus Johannes Cmdt P J C Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-07-05
45810 Lemmer Petrus Johannes P J Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-11-10
45811 Lemmer Johannes Casparus, Feld Cornet J C F C Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando BOER 1901-02-16
45812 Lemmer Hermanus Richard (manie) H R ( Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando BOER 1901-12-09
45813 Lemmer Johannes Hermanus Rigardt J H R Burgher Boer Forces Heilbron BOER 1901-05-25
45814 Lemmer Francois Johannes, Veldkornet F J V Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando BOER 1902-02-25
31299 Lemkin Donald D Private Israeli Defence Forces Combat Engineering Unit IDF 1967-06-06
13311 Lemberani Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-07-29
31297 Lellyet Jack Norman J N Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1952-02-29
13306 Lekuba Samuel S Private South African Native Labour Corps 2nd Bn. UDF 1917-01-19
13299 Lekhotla Samuel S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1916-11-17
31293 Lekalakala Bernard Maditsi B M Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 115 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1994-01-01
13279 Leisegang Claude Gerald C G Lieutenant South African Air Force 6 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-05-03
13280 Leisegang Sven Eric S E Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1942-10-26
13277 Leinand Isaac Michael I M Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
13276 Leighton Alexander A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-04-17
13271 Leigh Allan Frederick Arthur A F A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
13272 Leigh Edward E Major Hampshire Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-01
31290 Leibowitz Zvi (harold) Z Private Israeli Defence Forces Nachal IDF 1969-09-01
13264 Lehman Clarence Wilfred C W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1943-08-06
13266 Lehman Robert Walter R W Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
45815 Lehman Dr Frans Otto D F O Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43722 Legrange Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
13258 Legoff Louis Allan L A Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1944-01-09
13252 Leggatt Ashley Gordon Scott A G S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 47th Bde. UK 1916-09-16
13236 Lees-Smith Henry Sydney H S Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-09-18
13233 Lees Robert William R W Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
13234 Lees Wilfrid Robert W R Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
13228 Leendertz Frederic William August F W A Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Brigade Depot UDF 1916-11-17
13225 Leekblade Albert Thomas A T Corporal Gordon Highlanders 2nd Bn. UK 1915-09-25
13200 Lee Archibald Robert A R Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-21
13201 Lee Albert William Frederick A W F Lance Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
13215 Lee Philip Henry P H Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-07-21
13218 Lee Robert Thomas Moffitt R T M Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-06-09
45817 Lee Carel Johannes Ass Field Cornet C J A F C Burgher Boer Forces Marico Commando BOER 1900-07-11
13197 Ledingham Francois F Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1944-06-12
13195 Ledger Septimus Heyns S H Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-12
13193 Leddra George Hosking G H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
13192 Ledbury Victor Edward V E Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
31278 Leamy Stephan S Lance Corporal Regiment Regiment Piet Retief 1978-01-09
13164 Leal George G Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 9th Squadron UK 1917-08-07
13162 Leak George Alan G A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
31277 Leah Douglas Raymond D R Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 2 Squadron UDF 1951-02-07
31276 Leach Bernard Jacobus B J Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1981-02-05
45816 Leach Christoffel P. C P Burgher Boer Forces Lichtenburg Commando BOER 1900-05-29
13148 Lea Bernard Eric B E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 12 Squadron UDF 1941-08-21
13146 Le Sueur Fred F Private South African Medical Corps 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-10-17