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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 6,080 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
24113 Sterley George Arthur G A Private 2nd South African Infantry "B" Coy. UDF 1918-10-14
24116 Stern Isser I Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-01
24119 Steven John J Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-12-13
24147 Stevenson Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1916-04-20
24149 Stevenson William W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-04-21
24160 Stewart Daniel D Warrant Officer Class I Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-06-30
24161 Stewart Daniel D Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-10-18
24174 Stewart Isaac I Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 879th Coy. UDF 1919-02-14
24176 Stewart James J Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-21
24180 Stewart James Page J P Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa) S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Vivid" UDF 1918-11-23
24191 Stewart Ruffel John R J Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1944-02-25
24195 Stewart William George Gordon W G G Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-12-13
24201 Steyn Daniel Matthews D M Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1918-10-19
24220 Steyn Petrus Paulus P P Burgher Mounted Commandos Bethal Commando UDF 1915-03-03
33115 Steyn Jacobus Frederick K Private 2 Field Engineer Regiment SANDF 1998-12-27
37736 Steyn Gabriel Stephanus Philippus Johannes G S P J Constable 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1918-11-13
24232 Stiles Clifford Edgecombe C E Captain South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-03-02
20837 Stima John J Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1916-09-27
24238 Stirling James J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1920-02-17
24239 Stirling Norman William N W Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-11-14
24241 Stirton Nicholas Brian Lochee N B L Lieutenant Transvaal Scottish 1st Bn. UDF 1943-11-23
24252 Stoddart Charles Waldo C W Sapper South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 93rd Coy. Railway Overseas Dominion Section. UDF 1918-05-13
24255 Stofberg Izaak Andries Johannes Jacobus I A J J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-07
41088 Stoffel James J Labourer South African Field Artillery 7th Field Coy. UDF 1915-09-08
24258 Stoffels Abraham A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-07-04
24268 Stokes John Pretorius J P Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1945-02-13
24269 Stokes Walter Frederick Vincent W F V Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd South African Field Amb. UDF 1917-05-31
33123 Stokkie J M M Rifleman Air Operations School Langebaanweg SANDF 1998-12-22
24273 Stoltz Conrad Frederick C F Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-03
37740 Stoltz Gabriel Johannes Jacobus G J J Constable 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div SAP 1918-11-17
37741 Stoltz Jan Albertus J A Constable 51 Dist (Aliwal North) CE Div SAP 1918-10-25
24277 Stone George G Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-11
24280 Stone Harry William John H W J Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st UDF 1940-06-24
24284 Stone Thompson T Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1916-12-26
33126 Stoop Albertus Abraham A A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Coast Artillery Brigade UDF 1936-01-21
24293 Stopford Alfred Thomas A T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 3rd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-06-04
33659 Storm Jacob Abraham J A Captain Hq SADF 1961-03-19
24307 Stott Allan Rowland A R Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1st UDF 1941-04-22
24308 Stott Fred F Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Styx." UK 1918-12-10
24320 Strachan GORDON MacINTYRE G M Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1943-04-10
24321 Strachan George Ross G R Captain South African Internment Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-09-26
24327 Straiton Robert R Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1916-07-26
24342 Strauss Albertus Johannes Francois A J F Private South African Horse 5th UDF 1916-10-10
33136 Strauss David Frederik D F Colonel South African Air Force (Corps) H.q. SADF 1992-06-04
24353 Street Katherina Fox (kit) K F Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1940-08-08
37749 Street Harold James H J Constable 48 Dist (Umtata) Tkei Div SAP 1918-10-20
24356 Streeter Francis Ernest F E Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-12-12
24362 Stricker Henry Bernard H B Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) Animal Transport UDF 1917-02-15
24374 Strong Frank Montgomery F M Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-02-13
33141 Stroyan William W Private South African Mounted Rifles 35 Squadron (Army) UDF 1926-04-27