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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
23668 Smythe Patrick Evelyn P E Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Bn. 1918-11-30
23672 Sneddon Arthur Horace A H Lance Corporal South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1919-07-25
23673 Sneddon John Percival J P Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1917-03-11
23676 Snell Charles C Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Native Carrier Transport UDF 1917-08-15
23677 Snell Herbert Edwin H E Private South African Infantry 12th Regt. UDF 1917-01-12
23690 Snyman Barend Daniel Johannes Joubert B D J J Driver South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1916-09-12
23693 Snyman Joseph Marcus J M Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-19
33041 Soanga Pieter Willem Marais P Rifleman South West African Territory Force 32 (Buffalo) Battalion SADF 1979-05-05
23704 Soapa Frans F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-12-16
23706 Sobane Alfred A Sergeant Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-01-27
41081 Sobothe Enoch E Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-07-22
23708 Sobuza Bennett B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-01-24
23715 Sofeng Mathias M Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau East African Expeditionary Force UDF 1916-09-28
23716 Soffe George G Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-11-18
33047 Solo Lyall Gregory S W Lance Corporal SA Army 2 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-10-18
23728 Soloman Klaas K Leader South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-02-13
23730 Solomon Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 5 Coy. 1917-10-18
23735 Solomon Gideon G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-03-15
23741 Solomon Isaac I Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-07-12
23747 Solomon John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-06-28
23751 Solomon Louis Vincent L V Private South African Horse 7th UDF 1916-11-20
23753 Solomon Stephan S Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-08-22
23758 Solomon Woodford Alfred W A Sergeant South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. 1917-06-06
23763 Solomons Frank F Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1917-04-18
23764 Solomons James J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 255th Coy. 1919-02-23
23768 Somana Robertson Gciniskundla R G Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-03-21
23776 Somerville Robert Walter Brewer R W B Sergeant Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces Roberts Heights Depot Coy. UDF 1918-06-26
23779 Somkengu John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1917-04-19
23782 Sondezi Lipana L Private South African Native Labour Corps 10th Bn. UDF 1917-04-27
23789 Soobraya Moodley M Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 2nd Coy. 1918-09-28
41082 Sopaga Alfred MacK A M Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-10-19
23794 Sotshantshi Vani V Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1916-12-12
23797 Souls Gert G Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-11
37698 Sounes Erasmus Albertus Van Der Merwe E A V D M Constable South African Police 21 Dist (Middelburg) CE Div 1918-10-22
23808 Southward Benn B Pioneer South African Road Corps 1919-02-18
23809 Southward Norman Lamb N L Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1916-04-20
23811 Sovingwa Thomas T Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1943-07-01
23813 Sowden George Percival G P Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-25
23814 Sowden Leonard Claude L C Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-12
23818 Spain David Victor D V Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing 1918-09-28
23821 Spandiel Paulus P Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces Horse Reinforcements UDF 1918-03-14
41084 Spansdill Hans H Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-07-19
23823 Spanton Alfred John A J Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-22
23838 Speed Ernest John E J Sapper South African Signal Service South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-09-08
23841 Speelman Baatjes B Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-05-12
23842 Speelman Moses M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-11-22
23850 Spence Christopher C Lance Corporal South African Infantry 9th Regt. UDF 1917-11-22
23851 Spence James J Trooper Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Cullinan's Horse UDF 1915-02-28
23866 Spencer Herbert H Lieutenant Royal Air Force 22nd Training Sqdn. 1918-11-29
41086 Spongo Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps M.t. UDF 1915-08-20