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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 14,686 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
10393 Howes Leonard Ernest L E Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
30756 Howes John Mark J M Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1987-11-11
10386 Howells Evan John E J Corporal 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-03-24
10387 Howells William David W D Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard UDF 1944-06-13
10378 Howell Charles Sutton C S Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
10379 Howell Ivan George I G Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-04-23
10382 Howell Joseph Leigh J L Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-07-16
10385 Howell Stanley S Private 1st South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-18
46182 Howell Martin Michiel Charles M M C Burgher Bethlehem cmdt HJ Bruwer Commando Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-08
10375 Howe Horace George H G Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Dorsetshire UDF 1942-04-05
10376 Howe Harry Jarvis H J Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1916-03-11
10377 Howe John J Sergeant Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-27
34997 Howe Frederick Henry Ludwig F H L 1st Class Constable Boksburg SAP 1922-03-10
10364 Howat George Andrew G A Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 22nd Bn. AUS 1917-05-03
10362 Howarth Ralph Hubert Francis R H F Major 12 Squadron UDF 1944-08-20
10363 Howarth Wallace W Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 49th Bn. UK 1917-08-16
10338 Howard Addison James A J Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion UK 1916-09-04
10339 Howard Arthur Sidney A S Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
10342 Howard Douglas James D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1944-07-09
10344 Howard Ernest Henry E H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-09-20
10348 Howard Harry Benjamin H B Sergeant 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-01-07
10350 Howard H F Lieutenant 2 Squadron UDF 1942-04-25
10351 Howard Ivor William I W Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles UDF 1942-06-02
10353 Howard John William J W Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Bn. UK 1914-09-14
10354 Howard Keith Guy K G Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron UDF 1944-05-29
10355 Howard Kenneth Thomas K T Private 4th South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-04-17
49551 Howard George G Trooper Imperial Light Horse COLONIAL 1900-01-06
38499 Hovell Peter William P W Section Leader British South Africa Police Police Reserve RSF 1979-01-13
10333 Houtasmar J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-11-06
10331 Houshold Frank Percy F P Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1916-10-12
10328 Housden Harry Francis H F Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-09
49934 Houghton J Sergeant Royal Air Force 31 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron UK 1944-10-12
10324 Hough Gilbert Walter G W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-05-09
30753 Hough Leonard Patrick L P Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1982-04-15
34996 Hough Zacharas Andreas (donnie) Z A Constable 60 Dist (Lydenburg) Tvl Div SAP 1974-03-08
46184 Hough Jacobus Benjamin J B Burgher Lotter Commando Boer Forces BOER 1901-09-05
10320 Hotchkis Gilbert G Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 8th/10th Bn. UK 1917-04-23
10319 Host Anthony M A M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 4 Field Coy. UDF 1942-01-02
10318 Hosmer Ronald R Air Corporal 44 Squadron UDF 1944-07-31
10314 Hosking Alfred Stanley A S Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-04-12
10313 Hoskin John Edward J E Sergeant Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 28th Bn. CAN 1916-09-15
10310 Hosken Victor Frederick V F Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th Bn. UK 1916-10-07
30751 Hosea Herman H Special WO South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) SWAPOL 1984-02-24
10308 Hosack James Charles J C Second Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-07-20
10306 Horwood James J Sergeant 1st South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-02-26
10307 Horwood Percival P Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-08
10305 Horwitz Sydney Samuel Salmon S S S Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 3rd Bn. UK 1916-10-21
30750 Horwell Francis F Second Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse 5 South African Infantry Battalion UDF 1922-03-12
10303 Horton Edward Henry E H Lieutenant 17 Squadron UDF 1944-08-14
10299 Horsley Lyddon Claude L C Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-11-05