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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
2445 Bradfield Allan Malcolm A M Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders UDF 1945-04-16
2446 Bradfield Algene Ward A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
2443 Bradbury Arthur Leonard A L Private British South African Police 1916-10-30
38979 Brackly Norman C N C Vedette Internal Affairs 1st Battalion RSF 1977-07-06
2436 Boys Nigel Gervase N G Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron UDF 1944-08-03
2434 Boyley Ronald Stephen R S Private Royal Natal Carbineers UDF 1944-06-25
2433 Boyle William W Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1940-08-12
2430 Boyes-Varley Cecil Joseph C J Sergeant Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Bn. UK 1915-07-13
2425 Boyes Leonard Spooner L S Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. UDF 1918-11-05
2428 Boyes Walter Fitzwilliam W F Private Regiment Botha 2nd UDF 1941-11-23
2422 Boyer Henry H Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Squadron UK 1943-02-13
2423 Boyer Harold Phillip Flintham H P F Lieutenant South African Air Force 7 Squadron UDF 1943-09-04
2419 Boyder William George W G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
2406 Boyd Charles John C J Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
2408 Boyd Cecil William Louis C W L Lieutenant South African Air Force UDF 1945-01-23
2409 Boyd Graham Samuel G S Lieutenant South African Air Force 26 Squadron UDF 1943-12-18
2411 Boyd Nigel Barclay N B Lieutenant South African Air Force 15 Squadron UDF 1942-08-28
2416 Boyd William Bruce W B Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
2398 Boyce Ernest Henry E H Private South African Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance UDF 1917-12-07
2401 Boyce Norman Emile N E Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders "B" Coy. UDF 1944-11-17
2395 Boyack Robert Andrew R A Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-10
2393 Boy John Gordon J G Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
38976 Boxter Rodney R Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1st RSF 1979-05-10
2390 Bowyer Edgar George E G Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1916-10-15
2387 Bown Percy Montgomery P M Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1943-04-13
2386 Bowman Herbert Eric H E Air Sergeant South African Air Force 17 Squadron UDF 1944-11-16
2380 Bowley Blewitt Barton B B Corporal Pretoria Regiment UDF 1944-06-12
2381 Bowley Edwin Samuel E S Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. UDF 1916-07-19
2382 Bowley John Douglas J D Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. UK 1915-09-28
2377 Bowles George Alexander G A Lieutenant South African Air Force 24 Squadron UDF 1944-03-06
2373 Bowker Herbert Townley H T Sapper South African Engineer Corps 17 Field Park Sqn. UDF 1944-06-22
2375 Bowker John Robert J R Bombardier South African Artillery 5 Field Regt. UDF 1942-07-06
2376 Bowker Miles Brunette M B Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 203 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-04-14
2367 Bowie Henry James H J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1918-03-24
2357 Bower Clarence Charles C C Private South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
2358 Bower Kenneth Oswald K O Sergeant Royal Air Force 142 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-09-10
2361 Bower Thomas T Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. UDF 1917-04-04
2352 Bowen John Henry J H Lance Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Bn. UK 1915-05-16
2353 Bowen Robert Duncan R D Private Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1941-11-24
40279 Bowen Cecil Leander John C L J Major Irish Guards 1st Bn. UK 1940-05-15
43433 Bouwkan Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1901-08-23
2333 Bouwer Johannes J Gunner South African Artillery 1 Lt. Anti-Aircraft Regt. UDF 1942-07-13
2336 Bouwer Petrus Frederick P F Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment UDF 1944-09-13
43761 Bouwer Burgher Boer Forces Vredefort Commando BOER Unknown
47199 Bouwer Willem Abraham Cornelis W A C Burgher Boer Forces Winburg Commando BOER 1900-02-23
47200 Bouwer Petrus Frederik P F Burgher Boer Forces Potgieter commando BOER 1902-04-11
47201 Bouwer Petrus Cornelius P C Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1902-04-17
47202 Bouwer Petrus P Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1900-02-05
47203 Bouwer P. P Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg BOER 1900-06-01
47204 Bouwer Johannes Hermanus J H Burgher Boer Forces BOER 1899-10-30