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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
41611 Von Eck Samson Tom S T Constable South African Police 61 Base Workshop 1965-03-30
27484 Vondo Jele J Private UDF 1945-01-13
27502 Vos James Peter J P Sergeant 18th Mounted Rifles (Griqualand West Ruiters) 1915-01-02
27504 Vosloo Hendrik Jacobus H J Constable South African Military Constabulary 2nd 1918-10-13
27514 Vries Abram A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-01-06
27516 Vries Peter P Labourer No. 2 Veterinary Base UDF 1916-11-01
27520 Vundhla Nkosana N Private 10th Bn. UDF 1917-07-24
27525 Vyfer Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1916-05-21
27529 Waddell John J Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Bn. 1916-04-29
27538 Wagenar Willem W Donkey Driver UDF 1917-02-11
27560 Wakefield Sydney Baker S B Staff Sergeant East African Pay Corps 1918-01-04
27596 Walker John Hamilton J H Staff Sergeant 2nd Regt. UDF 1920-09-29
27600 Walker Robert R Private 8th Regt. UDF 1917-02-26
27612 Walkinshaw Charles C Private 1st Regt. UDF 1918-06-13
27614 Wall Thomas Edward T E Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces Base Depot Coy. (Durban) UDF 1920-01-28
27634 Wallace William Walker W W Sergeant Supplies UDF 1916-11-29
27636 Wallace-Roberts Herbert H Civilian Civilian War Dead H.M. Explosives Factory Queens Ferry, Flintshire 1918-03-01
27638 Waller Bryan Herbert B H Driver M.t. UDF 1918-05-09
27645 Wallis Robert Edward R E Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-09-18
33789 Wallis Charles William Peter C W P Staff Sergeant Engineers School SADF 1982-01-11
27657 Walsh John George J G Private 10th Regt. UDF 1916-05-21
27671 Walter Stanley Northcote S N Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-26
27672 Walter William W Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. "Challenger" 1916-05-11
27687 Walters William W Private Cape Corps 2nd 1919-05-22
27744 Waring William Percival W P Sergeant South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1915-11-09
27746 Warn Archibald Herbert A H Lieutenant Supplies UDF 1918-03-29
27751 Warneke Frederick Joseph F J Lance Corporal UDF 1947-02-01
27755 Warner John J Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1918-10-21
27763 Warren Frederick John F J Major Welsh Regiment 9th Bn. 1915-07-14
27767 Warren John Kenneth Harty J K H Staff Sergeant UDF 1943-12-10
27774 Warth Thomas T Staff Sergeant King's African Rifles Pay Dept. 1918-01-12
27791 Watcham Cuthbert Edward C E Air Mechanic UDF 1944-05-25
27798 Waterman Herbert Robert H R Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1916-03-19
27807 Waters Ruben Hulyett R H Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1917-11-19
27809 Waterson John J Labourer South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1917-04-05
27833 Watson Arthur Strathmore A S Air Corporal UDF 1945-09-12
27838 Watson C Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-24
27841 Watson Charles Sprigg C S Sergeant Sanitary Section UDF 1917-08-20
27844 Watson Frank Richard F R Private 10th Regt. UDF 1918-04-01
27848 Watson Henry Daniel H D Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-08-06
27853 Watson John George Petrie J G P Private 10th Regt. UDF 1916-10-03
27854 Watson John Henry J H Private 5th Regt. UDF 1916-10-13
27857 Watson John William J W Brigadier Rhodesia Permanent Staff Corps Southern Rhodesia Forces. 1943-09-13
27860 Watson Robert R Signaller South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1917-04-15
27864 Watson Thomas Smith T S Sapper UDF 1915-05-26
27892 Watts William Charles W C Private South African Special Service Company 1918-07-03
27893 Watu Henry H Labourer UDF 1917-04-15
27917 Webb Andries Jacobus A J Corporal M.t. UDF 1920-11-01
27919 Webb Eustace Vallance E V Lieutenant 25 Sqdn. UDF 1945-07-14
27926 Webb Lance Munro Norman L M N Staff Sergeant 5th Regt. UDF 1918-05-14