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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 14,505 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
45364 Peens Francois C J F C J Burgher Boer Forces 1900-05-31
19903 Peele Richard De Courcy R D C Second Lieutenant The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 11th Bn. 1944-09-22
19902 Peel Cecil Charles C C Private 4th Regt. UDF 1916-10-19
32459 Pedro Joaquim J Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1987-11-16
19899 Pedlar George Norman Elliott G N E Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-11
19896 Peckham Edward E Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-09-20
19885 Pearson Benjamin B Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-02-09
19888 Pearson John Algernon J A Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-18
19890 Pearson William Robert Colquhorn W R C Corporal 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-20
32455 Pearson Leon Frederick L F Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-01-04
19882 Pearse Raymond Stanley R S Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 71st Bde. 1916-08-23
19879 Pearsall Archibald Robert A R Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
19880 Pearsall Charles David C D Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-18
19876 Pearman David Francis D F Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Fiji 1941-05-23
19857 Pearce Arthur A Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-07-18
19859 Pearce Charles Edward C E Private UDF 1942-07-03
19861 Pearce Charles Horatio C H Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
19863 Pearce Ernest Charles E C Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-04-19
19866 Pearce Henry Goold H G Captain Royal Engineers 171st Coy. 1917-07-15
19867 Pearce James J Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-10-20
19871 Pearce Richard Thomas R T Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
19874 Pearce William Hendrick Ernest W H E Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-12-08
32454 Pearce Lynol Bramley L B Major 2 Sqdn. UDF 1951-07-09
43405 Pearce C W Constable South West African Police South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1988-03-28
19855 Peall Hurworth Anthony Paul H A P Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. 1942-04-17
19854 Peak Cecil Charles Graham C C G Lieutenant 2 Sqdn. UDF 1942-07-18
19848 Peacock Arthur Moss A M Private 1st South African Field Ambulance UDF 1918-03-21
19849 Peacock Cyril John C J Gunner South African Field Artillery "B" Bty. 1917-12-18
19847 Peachey Cecil Peter C P Lieutenant 15 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-23
19844 Payton George Henry G H Private 4th Regt. UDF 1917-10-17
19841 Paynter John J Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 174th Tunnelling Coy. 1915-10-08
19822 Payne Albert Clarence A C Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12
19824 Payne Arthur Royle A R Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-07-15
19826 Payne Edward Henry William E H W Private 1st Regt. UDF 1916-10-14
19827 Payne George Albert G A Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-10-20
19829 Payne George Jameson G J Lance Corporal 1st Regt. UDF 1918-05-05
19837 Payne Osmond O Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-07-19
38743 Payne Norbert George N G Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit RSF 1977-01-26
19817 Pay Reginald Stanley R S Petty Officer Stoker Royal Navy H.M.S. Kelly 1941-05-23
19816 Paxton Robert Henry R H Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-04-09
43417 Pawson Burgher Boer Forces 1902-02-04
43418 Pawson Burgher Boer Forces 1901-07-13
19812 Pawley Samuel S Private 3rd Regt. UDF 1916-07-06
19811 Pavey Leslie L Lance Corporal 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-08
32447 Paulus Andreas A Rifleman South African Army 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1980-06-10
32448 Paulus Antonio A Rifleman 101 Battalion SADF 1984-04-29
32449 Paulus Antonio J Rifleman 101 Battalion SADF 1984-10-29
45365 Paulsen Gerhardus Cornelis G C Burgher Boer Forces Johannesburg 1900-02-05
19794 Paulich John Dennis J D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 223 Sqdn. 1942-06-20
19790 Paul Frederick Charles F C Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-10-12