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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

DIS — Died of disease 6,008 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
37653 Smit Hans Jacob H J Constable South African Police 72 Dist (K.W.Town) CE Div 1918-12-05
37654 Smit Johannes Antonie J A Constable South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1918-11-10
37655 Smit Jacob Johannes J J Warrant Officer South African Police 22 Dist (Burghersdorp) CE Div 1976-10-07
23413 Smith Arthur A Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1917-09-10
23415 Smith Andrew Alexander A A Sergeant South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-06-23
23422 Smith Alfred Hilton A H Cyclist South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1917-05-21
23423 Smith Albert James A J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-08-05
23427 Smith Arthur Julius A J Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1942-01-21
23429 Smith Alfred Milner A M Air Corporal South African Air Force 73 Air School UDF 1942-12-14
23436 Smith Bertie Wilfred B W Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1918-01-04
23439 Smith Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-06-21
23440 Smith Cross C Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1918-10-22
23442 Smith Charles Audley C A Private South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-02-18
23443 Smith Christian Alfred C A Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1916-10-07
23445 Smith Cecil Bulber C B Trumpeter Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-15
23453 Smith Carel James C J Signaller South African Corps of Signals UDF 1946-08-07
23454 Smith Cecil John C J Sergeant South African Special Service Company 1918-12-11
23462 Smith Daniel D Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-05-09
23472 Smith Edwin E Sergeant South African Engineers UDF 1918-12-10
23485 Smith Ernest Michael E M Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-18
23490 Smith Frans F Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-04
23491 Smith Frederick F Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-10
23496 Smith Frederick Ernest F E Private South African Infantry 7th Regt. UDF 1916-10-13
23508 Smith George Adolph G A Private Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces UDF 1920-02-16
23510 Smith George Edward G E Sergeant South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-12-19
23520 Smith Harry Bedford H B Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1916-11-24
23536 Smith John J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-03-31
23538 Smith James J Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1918-02-08
23540 Smith Jim J Private South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1918-07-18
23561 Smith James Raymond J R Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1st UDF 1940-08-19
23570 Smith Marthinus M Private Cape Corps 2nd 1917-08-29
23580 Smith Norman James N J Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1918-10-30
23583 Smith Pieter P Able Seaman South African Naval Forces H.M.S.A.S. Goede Hoop UDF 1942-04-07
23584 Smith Peter P Corporal Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-12
23586 Smith Paulus Aemilius Frederick P A F Sergeant South African Infantry 5th Regt. UDF 1921-04-10
23608 Smith Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-12
23609 Smith Stafford S Private South African Infantry 1st Regt. UDF 1917-07-07
23616 Smith Thomas T Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1917-02-07
23627 Smith William W Sergeant King's African Rifles 1919-01-25
23628 Smith Wilson W Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau attd. South African Remounts Nairobi UDF 1916-08-31
23630 Smith William Abraham W A Gunner South African Artillery UDF 1943-12-29
23637 Smith William Ernest W E Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery 1918-10-19
23650 Smith Walter Ralph W R Lieutenant Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-22
23652 Smith William Thomas W T Corporal South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-11-01
33013 Smith George Dougles G D Private South African Medical Corps 85 Combat Flying School UDF 1928-08-21
33018 Smith Joachim Elais Petrus J E P Private Special Service Battalion "B" Coy. UDF 1936-11-19
33020 Smith Joseph Rudolph Gideon J R G Air Mechanic South African Air Force 25 Field Squadron UDF 1935-07-17
41400 Smith John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regt. UDF 1918-10-19
41583 Smith Wynand Willem W W Union Defence Forces AFB Waterkloof SADF 1962-03-30
23661 Smouse Sello S Private South African Native Labour Corps 15th Coy. UDF 1917-10-11