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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 14,654 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
27608 Walker William James W J Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-07-11
27610 Walker Walter John Stewart W J S Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 8 Field Squadron UDF 1945-04-29
33786 Walker Gary William John (jinx) G W J Lance Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Commando SADF 1977-10-28
38834 Walker Thomas William T W National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform RSF 1976-12-20
27573 Wales Alfred A Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
27575 Wales William Theodore Robson W T R Private 3rd South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-15
27571 Wale Robert Sutherland R S Private 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-09-08
27570 Waldek John Boyzen J B Private 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
27567 Walcott Jack J Private 4th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-19
33784 Wakumbilwa Hepute H Special Sergeant South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1988-03-02
27566 Wakfer Terence Raymond T R Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-26
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant 24 Squadron UDF 1942-05-29
49435 Wakelin Wm Henry W H Trooper Border Horse COLONIAL 1900-03-05
27561 Wakeford Eric Walter Grey E W G Private 4th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
27555 Waite Edgar Victor E V Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
43884 Waite Burgher Harrismith Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-06
27553 Wait Charles C Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-09-08
27551 Wainwright Andrew A Private South African Medical Corps (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
27550 Wain Arthur A Sergeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st Bn. UK 1915-03-12
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. UK 1917-06-21
43886 Wahl Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-07-08
27544 Wagstaff Alfred Thomas A T Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-06-14
27545 Wagstaff Geoffrey G Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-11
27540 Wagner Ernest E Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service UDF 1917-09-17
27541 Wagner Henry Schroeder H S Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-03-19
43420 Wagner Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-09-01
43887 Wagner Burgher Heidelberg/ Dutch Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-06
27535 Wadlow Harold H Major Royal Garrison Artillery 109th Siege Bty. UK 1916-07-24
27533 Wade Laurie L Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.m.m.g.b. 91. UK 1942-09-11
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo T T Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-10-17
27517 Vroom Clement Harold C H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-04
40540 Vrachas Anthony Michael A M Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 3 Independent Company RSF 1976-05-04
27506 Vosloo Johannes Albertes J A Sergeant Mounted Commandos Cradock Commando UDF 1915-01-24
27507 Vosloo John J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-20
43888 Vosloo Burgher Winburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-23
43889 Vosloo Burgher Winburg Cmdt Jordaan Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-02
43890 Vosloo Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-26
43891 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-07-11
43892 Vosloo Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-26
43893 Vosloo Burgher Boshof Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43894 Vosloo Burgher Lydenburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-14
43895 Vosloo Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-27
43896 Vosloo Burgher Lydenburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-14
43897 Vosloo Burgher Dewetsdorp Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-07-11
43898 Vosloo Burgher Kroonstad, E.R. Grobler Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-10-29
38207 Vos Johannes Jurgens J J Constable South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SAP 1985-05-28
43899 Vos Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43901 Vos Burgher Vryheid Boer Forces BOER 1902-05-06