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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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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
37756 Strydom Johannes Cornelius J C Constable District 39 Johannesburg SAP 1919-02-09
24405 Stuart Charles Travers C T Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1917-02-21
24407 Stuart Guy Victor G V Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1917-05-02
24408 Stuart Jack J Sergeant 7th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-07-28
24422 Stubbs Charles Albert C A Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Corps) 66th Bde. Depot UK 1918-03-09
24423 Stubbs Donovan Jeffrey D J Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
24424 Student Johnnes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-03-03
48830 Sturgeon Alfred Ricton A R Private Durban Light Infantry COLONIAL 1900-07-06
24449 Style Henry H Mechanician South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-06-09
24459 Sugoadi Jan J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 8th Coy. UDF 1917-05-21
24460 Suiker Jacob J Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-07-01
33161 Sukazi V L Rifleman Equestrian Centre SANDF 1998-03-27
24465 Sullivan Daniel D Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1917-08-05
24472 Sullivan Thomas T Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. UDF 1916-01-06
41402 Sulo Dick D Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-22
23130 Summers George G Leader Military Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1918-10-09
24485 Sunton Victor John V J Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1917-06-30
24488 Surman George Teede G T Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-12
24504 Sutherland John Hay Walker J H W Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Bn. UK 1915-09-13
37765 Sutherland Robert R Constable 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1918-10-16
24523 Swailes Samuel Oswald S O Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-03-13
24530 Swallow James Stuart J S Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-11-17
24536 Swanepoel David Andries D A Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 95 (S.M.) Bomb Disposal Coy. UDF 1943-07-02
24540 Swanepoel Hans H Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-15
24543 Swanepoel Johannes Arnoldus J A Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. (Mountain Guns) UDF 1919-01-15
24544 Swanepoel Jan Christoffel J C Private South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-12-20
24564 Swanston George Andrew G A Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-09-12
1532 Swart Dirk Cornelius D C Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1921-09-11
24586 Swart Johannes Jacobus J J Constable British South African Police 1918-10-25
24595 Swart Piet P Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-31
24599 Swart Schalk Willem S W Private Central Army Training Depot UDF 1940-07-18
37784 Swart Johannes Lourens J L Constable 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1918-10-11
24600 Swarts Booi B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Remounts UDF 1916-12-26
24606 Swarts William John W J Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-05-23
24609 Swartz George Edward G E Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-09
24611 Swartz Johannes J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1915-05-09
24613 Swartz Joseph Mequellie Antonie J M A Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-06-05
41090 Swartz Andries A Labourer South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1915-05-25
41092 Swartz John J Driver South African Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-03-29
24618 Swede Mozes M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 6 Coy UDF 1918-07-31
24624 Sweet Reginald Philip Albert R P A Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-05-01
33195 Swiegelaar Hennie Vivian H V Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) AFB Ysterplaat SADF 1982-05-25
24634 Switzer Walter Barrington W B Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
24643 Sykes Willie W Native Driver South African Field Artillery 2nd Bty. UDF 1917-04-22
24654 Symonds John Hampden J H Lieutenant General List South African 1918-11-15
24658 Symons Jacob J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1919-07-28
24665 Syrett Howard Evelyn H E Private South African Rifles 1st UDF 1919-08-18
24670 Tabanche Joseph J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 34th Bn. UDF 1917-11-13
24674 Tabodi Cornelius C Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-06-25
14770 Tahamane Martins M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 8th Coy. UDF 1918-11-06