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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 6,004 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
2926 Buchanan Albert Clarence A C Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-10-12
2927 Buchanan Arthur Noel A N Lieutenant Royal Air Force 45th Wing 1918-10-14
2941 Buckle Alexander Ross A R Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps attd. YMCA Field Force Canteens 1920-04-23
2955 Budd Harry H Private South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-12-01
2958 Budge Francis John F J Private South African Infantry 6th Regt. UDF 1916-08-28
2960 Budhu Jeeram J Private South African Indian Bearer Corps 1st Coy. 1918-08-08
2961 Budler John Frederick Cartwright J F C Driver Royal Army Service Corps 1943-12-13
2962 Budulu Frank F Driver South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-08-17
2963 Buffalo Isaac I Native Driver South African Field Artillery 5th Howitzer Bty. 1916-10-31
2970 Buitendag Karl Hendrik K H Recruit Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces UDF 1918-07-19
2971 Buk Soloman S Labourer South African Native Labour Corps UDF 1915-03-14
2989 Bullock John E J E Private British South African Police 1916-01-29
2993 Bundy Charles Joseph C J Driver South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service 1917-04-06
2995 Bungane William W Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-06-24
3001 Bunn Maurice Lin M L Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1946-02-20
3003 Bunning Arthur Victor A V Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1917-08-05
3010 Burden George Louis Scafe G L S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-21
3011 Burdett Adam Francis A F Captain South African Service Corps M.t. UDF 1918-11-04
3018 Burger Beyers B Private Youth Training Brigade, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-03-31
3028 Burger Gertruda Zacharina G Z Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces UDF 1944-02-27
3029 Burgers Adam A Private Cape Corps 2nd 1918-10-16
3030 Burges Charles Edmond C E Private South African Infantry 8th Regt. UDF 1918-01-23
3037 Burgess John Alfred J A Gunner South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-03-15
3046 Burke Johannes Lodewyk J L Corporal South African Medical Corps UDF 1942-10-24
3047 Burke Stanley Dominico S D Private South African Infantry 3rd Regt. UDF 1917-01-13
3059 Burmeister Bernard Edward B E Bombardier South African Artillery 1 Field Regt. UDF 1944-12-30
3064 Burn George Charles G C Private South African Infantry 4th Regt. UDF 1918-10-23
3071 Burnett Alfred George Thomas A G T Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 28 Sqdn. UDF 1944-02-05
3074 Burnett James J Private General and Base Depots, S.A. Forces General Depot Staff (Durban). UDF 1919-02-12
3078 Burns Arthur A Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1918-11-06
3083 Burns Thomas T Private South African Road Corps 1918-03-15
3087 Burns William Robert W R Private South African Medical Corps UDF 1918-05-13
3096 Burrough James Andrew J A Trooper Australian Light Horse 9th 1915-12-09
3099 Burrowes John J Private South African Horse 4th UDF 1916-12-23
41465 Bursford Herbert James H J Private South African Infantry 2nd Regt. UDF 1919-04-15
3108 Burton Bertie Ernest B E Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 10th Bn. 1916-07-21
3118 Burton Robert R Shoeing Smith South African Service Corps Animal Transport UDF 1917-03-13
3131 Bussio John William Duncan J W D Air Corporal South African Air Force UDF 1944-05-21
3132 Bussock John J Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau UDF 1916-10-25
3138 Butcher Cyril Ross C R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces UDF 1940-07-17
3141 Butelezi Absolom A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-10-21
3142 Butelezi Madodo M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1945-09-30
3146 Butler Arthur Scott A S Gunner South African Field Artillery 1917-06-10
3147 Butler David D Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1942-08-18
3152 Butler John Arthur Agard J A A Trooper British South African Police 1945-03-15
34260 Butler Patrick P Constable South African Police District 39 Johannesburg 1921-11-04
3157 Butow John Michael J M Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1920-09-02
3163 Buttery Colin C Lieutenant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces UDF 1941-06-06
3164 Buttery John J Private Cape Corps 1st 1917-03-12
17778 Buttie Archibald A Private South African Native Labour Corps 1st Bn. UDF 1917-11-17