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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
2549 Brent Alford Douglas A D Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-07-14
2558 Bressick William Rudolph W R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-08-16
2559 Bretagne Robert R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-09-28
2567 Brewis Gert G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
2580 Bridge Frederick William F W Second Lieutenant 8th South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1916-11-27
2597 Bright Arthur A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-08-29
2599 Bright Edward E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
2601 Bright Richard R Sergeant East African Supply Corps (Corps) UK 1919-04-16
2620 Briscoe Charles W H C W H Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force 54th Wing UK 1918-12-07
2622 Brissenden Albert Henry A H Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Bn. UK 1919-05-05
2625 Bristowe Vivian Ernest John V E J Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1917-04-14
2628 Brito Jacinto J Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-15
2630 Brits Berhend Petrus B P Burgher Mounted Commandos Waterberg Commando UDF 1915-04-05
2632 Brits Christiaan Johannes Petrus C J P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-07-19
34206 Brits Cornelis Michael C M Constable 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-28
49288 Brittian F H Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-03-01
2637 Britz Cecil Harold C H Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-08-13
2648 Britz Jan Johannes Petrus J J P Dresser South African Veterinary Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-14
2649 Britz Rudolph Christian R C Private 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-09-18
49525 Britz Gideon G Trooper Border Scouts COLONIAL 1901-04-07
2655 Brockhouse Horace Frederick H F Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-11-09
2656 Brocklebank Jack J Bugler Protectorate Garrison Regiment UDF 1918-10-23
2660 Brodell John August Herman J A H Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-12
2669 Broers Jean Cambier J C Constable British South African Police No. 3 Coy. 1916-09-22
2678 Bromley Stanley Shirley S S Private 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1918-04-05
2679 Bromley Thorneloe Clay T C Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-12
2681 Bronkhorst Abraham Jacobus A J Private 10th South African Infantry "A" Coy. UDF 1916-11-21
2684 Bronkhorst Jacobus Lukas J L Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-11
2690 Brook Victor Frederick V F Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-09
2699 Brookes George Vincent G V Trooper British South Africa Police 1941-01-02
2700 Brookes Henry Thomas H T Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-11-04
2710 Brooks George G Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1917-03-19
2711 Brooks George G Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-19
2723 Brophy Neha N Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-12-07
2726 Brotherton Samuel Perrott S P Corporal South African Mounted Brigade Scouts 2nd UDF 1916-08-19
2730 Broughton Thomas T Able Seaman S.S. Fort Assinibonie 1947-07-25
2746 Brown Charles Lamont C L Private Q Service Corps (Corps) 7 M.T. Coy. UDF 1940-08-15
2754 Brown Douglas McMillan D M Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-03-01
2758 Brown Douglas Walter D W Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-08-22
2766 Brown Frederick F Sapper South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-07-02
2767 Brown Francis King Malloch F K M Trooper South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-05-31
2768 Brown George Lennox G L Staff Sergeant South African Mounted Brigade 1st UDF 1916-11-24
2782 Brown Iwan I Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-11-08
2786 Brown James J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) South African Railway Operating Company UDF 1916-05-26
2788 Brown John J Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 22nd Coy. UDF 1918-03-17
2809 Brown Maurice James Edward M J E Private Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1940-07-30
2817 Brown Robert R Private 6th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-19
2824 Brown Samuel S Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1916-08-09
2829 Brown Thomas William T W Lance Corporal 6th South African Infantry UDF 1916-04-11
2832 Brown Victor Henry V H Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-02-27