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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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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
3171 Buxton George Barclay G B Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1st Squadron UK 1917-07-28
3169 Buxmann Johan Heinrich J H Lieutenant South African Air Force 22 Squadron UDF 1945-01-31
3168 Butz Christian Henry C H Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
3165 Button Edward Algernon E A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1916-09-10
3162 Butterworth Albert Edward A E Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. Willamette Valley UK 1940-06-29
3161 Butters Harry Augustus H A Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 109th Bde. UK 1916-08-31
3158 Butt Alexander John Francis A J F Private South African Medical Corps 1st/3rd UDF 1918-10-08
3159 Butt Kenneth K Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 7th Armd. Div. Sigs. UDF 1942-12-29
3155 Butler Sidney Horace S H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals UDF 1942-10-24
3139 Butcher Frederick Claud F C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
3140 Butcher Howard Montague H M Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-06-10
47543 Busson F F Burgher Boer Forces Scandinavian Corps Commando BOER 1900-03-04
3127 Buss James Martin J M Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry UDF 1944-05-07
39012 Buru Lazarus L Guard Guard Force Internal Affairs RSF 1978-09-02
3113 Burton Graham William G W Private Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1942-07-06
3115 Burton Michael M Captain South African Engineer Corps 11 Field Coy. UDF 1945-04-12
3117 Burton Percival Ross-Frames P R F Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 249 Squadron UK 1940-09-27
3119 Burton Roy Cuthbert R C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
3120 Burton Vivian Roland V R Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-16
3121 Burton William Westbrooke W W Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-08-20
3106 Burt James J Lieutenant South African Air Force 210 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-06-09
39011 Burslem Robert Elton M H Rifleman Rhodesia Defence Regiment 2nd Battalion RSF 1979-10-12
3103 Bursey Archibald Burnett A B Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
3100 Burrows Henry Herbert H H Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-12-07
3101 Burrows Martin M Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
3094 Burrough Francis Thomas F T Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Bn. UK 1916-07-01
3095 Burrough Harold Victor H V Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-10-04
3097 Burrough Peter Charles Victor P C V Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
3098 Burrough Richard Michael R M Sergeant Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1942-03-21
39008 Burrell Bruce B Second Lieutenant Special Air Service "C" Squadron RSF 1976-12-16
3091 Burrage Roy Inglis R I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 11 Squadron UDF 1941-12-12
3090 Burr Eric Haig E H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 113 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1941-10-20
3089 Burnside John J Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
3081 Burns Hector Gerald H G Private South African Police 1st Bn. SAP 1942-01-15
3084 Burns Thomas T Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-04-12
3086 Burns William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 7 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-27
39006 Burns Bruce Fraser B F Second Lieutenant Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1 Squadron (RSF) RSF 1979-09-06
3072 Burnett Ernest Lister E L Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
3073 Burnett George Matthias G M Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) UDF 1915-01-21
3069 Burnell Douglas Haig D H Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps 4th Armoured Car Regt. UDF 1942-02-16
3067 Burne Basil Ernest B E Captain South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
3068 Burne Dennis Lionel D L Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
3062 Burmester Eric E Lance Corporal London Regiment 1st/19th Bn. UK 1915-09-25
3060 Burmeister Richard Peter R P Lieutenant South African Artillery 3 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-02
3056 Burman Douglas Ashley D A Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
3055 Burley Michael Flannan M F Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-12-25
3053 Burleigh John J Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
3051 Burl Alan Ponsonby A P Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1940-11-27
3043 Burke Frederick Charles F C Lance Sergeant South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
3048 Burke Thomas Francis T F Private Imperial Light Horse 1st UDF 1941-12-31