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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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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
27487 Vorster Coen Brits C B Lieutenant 31 Squadron UDF 1944-10-12
27489 Vorster Christian Johannes C J Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 8th Bn. CAN 1915-06-05
27490 Vorster Daniel Jacobus Brink D J B Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
27500 Vorster William Lennox W L Lieutenant Royal Air Force 139th Squadron UK 1918-07-23
43542 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-03-11
43544 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-05
43545 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-10-21
43900 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-03-30
43902 Vorster Burgher ZPB Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-23
43903 Vorster Burgher Boshof Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-23
43904 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-06-08
43905 Vorster Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-05
43906 Vorster Burgher State Artillery Tvl Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-17
43907 Vorster Burgher Krugersdorp Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-23
43908 Vorster Burgher Middelburg KK Commando Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43909 Vorster Burgher Griekwaland Wes Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-11-25
43910 Vorster Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-27
43911 Vorster Burgher Waterberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1902-02-06
43912 Vorster Burgher Heilbron Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-01
43913 Von Zeppelin Burgher German Corps/Heidelberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-23
43580 Von Strolman Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-26
33771 Von Schmettau Udo Knud U K Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment SADF 1975-12-10
27482 Von Petrikowsky Augustine Albert A A Trooper Special Service Battalion UDF 1944-07-26
43914 Von Maltitz Burgher Ficksburg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-06-14
27480 Von Linsingen Frederick William Berry F W B Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31
43916 Von Levetzow Burgher Pretoria Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-24
43915 Von Kisler Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
27479 Von Keyserlingk Arthur Harold A H Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles 1st Bn. UDF 1944-07-17
27478 Von Herff Erwin E Fahnrich zur See (Naval Officer Cadet) German Air Service GER 1914-09-07
27476 Von Gordon Frederick Albert George Adolph F A G A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-08-10
27475 Von Dresselt Daniel D Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
27474 Von Der Heyde Francis Leopold F L Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1916-10-12
43918 Von Dalwig, Freiherr Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-08-23
43917 Von Brusewitz Burgher German Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-01-24
27472 Von Brandis Matthew Francis M F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) UDF 1942-01-08
43922 Von Brandis Louis Frederik L F Burgher Boer Forces BOER Unknown
43920 Von Brachel, Freiherr Burgher German Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-04-30
43919 Von Borries Ernest Ludwig E L Burgher German Corps Commando Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-21
27471 Volsteedt Royland James R J Warrant Officer Class II 34 Squadron UDF 1945-04-04
33766 Volkersz Steven S 1st Lieutenant 2 Squadron SADF 1980-10-10
38832 Volker Ephraim August E A Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1979-08-03
27465 Volbrecht Arthur John A J Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
27466 Volbrecht Emil Bawden E B Private 1st South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1917-09-20
27464 Voigt Frederick Carl Marthinus F C M Captain South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1943-04-07
43421 Vogel Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-05-05
43921 Vogel Petrus A P A Burgher Kroonstad Boer Forces BOER 1900-11-06
43923 Vogel J. J Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-11-11
43924 Vogel Gert Martinus G M Burgher Zoutpansberg Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-05-05
27456 Vlok Theodore Villiers T V Lieutenant 37 Squadron UDF 1944-07-07
43925 Vlok Arnoldus Christiaan A C Burgher Standerton Commando Boer Forces BOER 1900-05-07