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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
28360 Willem Samuel S Private UDF 1917-11-04
28361 Willem Willie W Driver UDF 1916-06-28
14744 Willemse Cornelius Josefus C J South African Army UDF 1956-09-10
28366 Willemse Mattheus M Private 5th Regt. UDF 1918-10-26
28367 Willenberg Marthinus David M D Private UDF 1945-03-13
28372 William Ensilin E Leader UDF 1917-04-11
28374 William John J Private 25th Bn. UDF 1918-03-27
28379 Williams Absolon A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1921-04-19
28383 Williams Arthur A Native Driver South African Field Artillery Natives 1917-01-28
28384 Williams Arthur A Labourer UDF 1917-05-24
28403 Williams David D Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-08
28407 Williams Daniel Johannes D J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 3 Coy. 1919-01-24
28408 Williams David Johannes D J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1919-05-22
28409 Williams Dirk J D J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-11
28434 Williams George G Private UDF 1918-09-04
28443 Williams Hugh H Driver M.t. UDF 1918-12-13
28444 Williams Herbert Dale H D Private 1st Regt. UDF 1917-02-27
28452 Williams J Private Cape Corps 1st 1916-09-11
28456 Williams Jacob J Labourer Sanitary Section UDF 1916-06-13
28459 Williams James J Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st 1918-08-31
28462 Williams Japie J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-07-08
28467 Williams John J Leader South African Service Corps Transport UDF 1916-12-31
28471 Williams John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-08-10
28473 Williams John J Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-14
28475 Williams Joseph J Labourer South African Veterinary Corps UDF 1917-05-16
28484 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-03
28485 Williams John Henry J H Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-15
28490 Williams Kleinbooi K Labourer Military Labour Corps South African Veterinary Corps 1918-10-09
28494 Williams Lionel Bernard L B Lance Corporal 22 Field Park Coy. UDF 1942-12-20
28498 Williams Moos M Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
28499 Williams Maurice Griffith M G Sergeant 8th Regt. UDF 1916-10-20
28504 Williams Peter P Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-12
28517 Williams Thomas T Labourer South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-06-25
28518 Williams Tom T Mule Driver UDF 1917-04-20
28519 Williams Tom T Mule Driver UDF 1917-05-09
28526 Williams William W Private South African Horse 9th UDF 1917-01-01
28536 Williamson Forbes James F J Conductor Animal Transport UDF 1918-01-01
28539 Williamson John Theodore J T Sapper 1st Special Engineer Section UDF 1918-05-29
28543 Willie John J Private 30th Coy. UDF 1918-04-23
33885 Willie Keith Arthur V Rifleman SA Army 11 Sqdn. SANDF 1998-03-12
28545 Willis Clifford Haddingham C H Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-05
28551 Willis Philip P Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-08-18
28554 Willis William W Driver M.t. UDF 1919-03-14
28555 Willmers Anthony A Corporal UDF 1942-05-30
28574 Wilson Alfred A Private Cape Corps 1st 1918-10-12
28581 Wilson Alexander Lister A L Private 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-28
28586 Wilson Albert William A W Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Impregnable" 1918-10-22
28596 Wilson Demanje D Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-07
28600 Wilson David Leslie D L Private Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Sqdn. 1917-04-09
28601 Wilson Douglas Raywood D R Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-31