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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
34277 Campher Roelof Petrus Johann R P J Sergeant District 39 Johannesburg SAP 1951-06-06
3333 Camphor Cornealus C Private Cape Corps UDF 1946-02-24
3335 Camphor Henry H Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-05-15
3355 Card Desmond Lay D L Corporal South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-10-14
3361 Cardwell Howard Elliott H E Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1919-05-03
3362 Carels Abraham A Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-09-14
3363 Carels Isaac I Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-10-13
3367 Carelson John J Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1918-10-11
3370 Cargo Walter W Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-10
3373 Carl Charles C Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1945-02-20
3379 Carlse Adolf A Private Cape Corps 1st UDF 1917-12-30
3388 Carlyon Amy Ethelwyn A E Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service UDF 1943-09-05
3396 Carmichael Peter Kenneth P K Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 2nd Field Ambulance UDF 1916-09-30
3398 Carmichael William Harold W H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-08
34278 Carmichael John J Constable 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1918-10-12
3416 Carolus Martin M Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-12-29
34279 Carolus D A Warrant Officer 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1994-03-06
3419 Carpenter John Herbert Delville J H D Driver Q Service Corps (Corps) 4 Res. M.T. Coy. UDF 1941-09-08
3420 Carpenter Mary John Herbert Pierce M J H P Sergeant General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). UDF 1918-10-10
3426 Carr Edward William E W Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 7 Field Coy. UDF 1941-04-08
3429 Carr James J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1919-11-17
3431 Carr Robert James R J Lieutenant South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1918-10-29
34281 Carstens Dirk Jacobus D J Constable 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div SAP 1918-10-11
29702 Carstensen Herman Ernst H E Chief Petty Officer South African Navy (Corps) 8 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1998-05-21
3458 Carswell James Cook J C Corporal South African Rifles 1st UDF 1916-09-17
3472 Carter Gordon G Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1946-07-03
3479 Carter Noel Conway N C Corporal South African Horse 2nd UDF 1917-02-21
3492 Cary William Andrew W A Private 5th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-24
3515 Castle George Douglas G D Sergeant South African Horse 4th UDF 1918-05-15
3518 Castle Thomas Edward T E Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-08
3534 Cauvin Frank Travers F T Master M.V. Anculus 1947-02-14
3535 Cavanagh John J Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-20
3541 Cawley Hugh H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-02-13
3542 Cay Robert Caly R C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-18
3546 Cedras Bobby B Corporal Cape Corps UDF 1944-01-25
3548 Celliers Jan Gabriel J G Private Transvaal Scottish 3rd Bn. UDF 1941-10-18
3549 Celliers Johannes Jacobus J J Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-09
3559 Chadwick Reginald Martin R M Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 2nd UK 1916-10-16
3566 Chakasawuka Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-10
34299 Challenor Arthur Hugh Bromley A H B Constable 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1918-10-21
3599 Chandler Arthur John A J Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-09-18
3601 Chandler Harry H Sapper South African Pioneers UDF 1918-12-15
3603 Chandler Robert Alfred R A Private 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-15
34300 Chandza J J Special Constable 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1992-03-10
34301 Chaphi O Detective Sergeant 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1978-06-25
49295 Chapman S Trooper Natal Carbineers COLONIAL 1900-02-09
3639 Chappe Thomas Laffitte T L Sergeant 6th South African Infantry UDF 1917-12-10
3641 Chappell George G Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1919-05-06
34302 Charissis A A Constable 44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div SAP 1989-04-20
3652 Charnock Edward E Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1916-05-13